Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: PM Modi To Hold First Roadshow In Kolkata; Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav To Hold Joint Rally In Varanasi Today

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Congress’ Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav are scheduled to carry out a joint rally today in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi. Ahead of the seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections, PM Modi will be addressing rallies in Kolkata, West Bengal today.

Trisha Majumder

28 May 2024, 11:37:31 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Some Opposition Parties Will Perish, Their Nominees Will Lose Deposits On Jun 4: Ravi Kishan

Actor-politician and BJP candidate from Gorakhpur constituency Ravi Kishan has claimed that half a dozen opposition parties will cease to exist and their candidate lose their deposits after the results of the Lok Sabha elections are declared.

Ina recent interview, Ravi Kishan, claimed that if the opposition INDIA bloc comes to power, it would run the country based on Shariat.

“You will see on June 4 that these 26 parties are going to face defeat. More than half a dozen of them will cease to exist and the deposits of their candidates forfeited,” Kishan, who is the current MP from Gorakhpur, said as he thumped the table to emphasise his point.

“The opposition wants the country to run on the basis of Shariat but this cannot happen. The country will be run according to Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s Constitution.

“I promise that the Constitution will not be tampered with (if the BJP wins)… The Congress definitely wants to tamper with the Constitution,” said Kishan, who contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from the Jaunpur seat on a Congress ticket. He then joined the BJP and won in 2019.

 28 May 2024, 11:16:46 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Congress Candidate From Chandigarh Exudes Confidence About Winning LS Polls

Congress candidate from Chandigarh talking about the Lok Sabha Polls 2024, said, “We are winning hands down. The INDIA alliance is winning. We have come together to defeat the fascist forces. Look at the number of programmes happening. They are doing 4 programmes in a day and we are doing 15. It gives an idea about the campaign. Sanjay Tandon is a parachute candidate, not me. The election should be fought on issues.”

He continued to say, “The BJP has done nothing for Chandigarh in the last 10 years and people are fed up. It is true that the Centre has tried to topple the government in Congress-ruled states. The last 10 years was an undeclared emergency. People are huddling against it. It was wrong to arrest an elected CM Arvind Kejriwal. 770 farmers were martyred. They (NDA) will not cross 150 seats.”

28 May 2024, 10:55:03 am IST

Elections 2024 LIVE: Kejriwal Seeks Urgent SC Hearing For 7-Day Extension On Health Grounds

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentions for urgent hearing before the Supreme Court a plea of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking an extension of his interim bail by 7 days on health grounds.

 28 May 2024, 10:27:05 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: BJD’s VK Pandian Announces 9 Self-Goals For Elections

BJD leader VK Pandian said addressing a press conference in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha spoke about nine goals that the party has set for themselves.

He said, “BJP in Odisha has put nine self-goals. The first self-goal is dragging Lord Jagannath and Sri Mandir into political discourse. People of Odisha don’t like this kind of approach and people condemn this kind of approach by the BJP. The way leaders of BJP, especially those who are coming from outside, using abusive language against the most popular CM in the country Naveen Babu (Patnaik)… people of Odisha don’t like this.”

 28 May 2024, 10:11:50 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: PM Modi Speaks On Reservation Issue At Interview

PM Narendra Modi spoke about reservation in India during an interview with ANI, he said, “…I want to alert the SC, ST, OBC & other backward-class people because by keeping them in darkness they (opposition) are looting them. Election is such a time, that I should make the countrymen aware of the biggest crisis that is coming. Therefore, I have been explaining this to the people. The basic spirit of the Constitution of India is being violated and that too for the sake of vote bank politics… Those who call themselves well-wishers of the Dalits, Tribals, are in reality their staunch enemies…There is an imprint of the Muslim League in their manifesto…Do you want to destroy the coming generations also for the sake of vote bank?… I will fight for the rights of my Dalit, Tribal, OBC brothers and sisters. And that’s why I’m fighting the battle.”

 28 May 2024, 09:43:32 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Can You Cast Vote Without A Voter Slip?

The Election Commission of India issued voter slips and sent them to the houses of the eligible voters. However, not all eligible voters have received their voter slips.

Voters can check whether their name is mentioned on the electoral roll on the official website of the Election Commission of India – electoralsearch.eci.gov.in.

In case the voters don’t have a Voter ID card but are mentioned in the electoral roll, they can still cast their vote by showing other government IDs recognised by the ECI, such as – Aadhar, PAN Card, Passport, etc.

 28 May 2024, 09:33:33 am IST

Elections 2024 LIVE: Pune Police Says Prima Facie Truth In Accusation Against Rahul Gandhi For Defaming Savarkar

The Pune police have said there is prima facie truth in a complaint filed against Rahul Gandhi by V D Savarkar’s grandnephew who had accused the Congress leader of defaming the Hindutva ideologue in a speech made in London in 2023.

The police stated this in an enquiry report submitted on Monday in the court of judicial magistrate (first class) Akshi Jain, said advocate Sangram Kolhatkar, who represents Satyaki Ashok Savarkar, the complainant.

Kolhatkar said the court may issue a notice to Rahul Gandhi seeking his appearance.

Satyaki Savarkar had said his lawyers moved the city court with a complaint under Indian Penal Code sections 499 and 500 (defamation) in April last year. The court had asked the Vishrambaug police to verify the proof submitted by Satyaki Savarkar and submit a report by May 27.

 28 May 2024, 09:02:47 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Congress Leader Salman Khurshid Speaks About BJP Rule In India

Congress leader Salman Khurshid spoke on impact of BJP rule in India, said, “This (BJP) government has been in power for 10 years. If this government had done the work that they praise from time to time, then those works would have been so many that they would not have found time for anything else… Till now, elections were held in the country through a democratic method… now it is a big irony for us that someone is coming in front of us and saying that ‘I am not a human being, I am not biological at all’, then what will we say in such a situation?… These things are said in theatre and fiction. Such things are not said in real life, what will we answer to this? …”

 28 May 2024, 08:56:02 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Why Will Mamata Banerjee Skip INDIA Bloc Meeting On June 1?

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she will not attend the meeting of the INDIA bloc on June 1 due to the last phase of Lok Sabha polls and ongoing relief work after cyclone ‘Remal’ hit the state’s coastal regions.

“The INDIA bloc meeting has been fixed on June 1. But I have already said I can’t go on June 1 as there is an election in our state on that day. So far I know there are elections in Punjab, UP and Bihar. Voting will continue till 6 pm, and at times it extends beyond that (6 pm),” she said.

Banerjee highlighted the dual challenges of post-cyclone relief work and ongoing elections, emphasising her priority towards relief efforts.

“How can I leave everything behind and go? My priority is relief work. Even if I am holding a meeting here, my heart goes out to those people (affected by the cyclone),” she said at the Kolkata rally.

 28 May 2024, 08:44:59 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: When Is Varanasi Election Date?

The Varanasi Lok Sabha seat is included in the seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections and its voting will take place on June 1, 2024.

 28 May 2024, 08:28:56 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: ‘Proud That People In Kerala Doesn’t Allow Communal Forces’, Says Telangana CM Reddy

Telangana CM and Congress leader Revanth Reddy while addressing a public gathering in Kozhikode, Kerala, said, “I am proud that people of Kerala have never allowed any communal forces in the state. I am jealous that my leader (Rahul Gandhi) is contesting from here. I had asked Rahul Gandhi to contest from Telangana, but he told me that Kerala is his family and he will contest from Wayanad.”

 28 May 2024, 08:10:09 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: As NCP Demands 80-90 Seats For LS Polls, Fadnavis Says,’BJP Is Largest Party, Will Contest More Seats’

Maharashtra minister and senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday demanded that his party be given 80-90 seats to contest in the assembly elections due this year.

BJP is the largest party and will contest in more seats, said Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Speaking at a party’s meeting here, Bhujbal said, “When we joined the alliance (BJP-Shiv Sena), we were assured of getting 80 to 90 seats to contest in the assembly elections. However, for this Lok Sabha polls, we got very few seats to contest. We must tell them (BJP) that we want more seats to contest so that we could win around 50 to 60 seats,” he said.

“We spent a lot of energy convincing Dalits that the BJP’s call for winning more than 400 Lok Sabha seats doesn’t mean the party will change the Constitution to remove reservation benefits. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi refuted those claims by the opposition. Now, there are reports of Manusmriti likely to be introduced in schools,” said Bhujbal, a prominent OBC leader.

 28 May 2024, 07:58:08 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Seven Phases Of General Elections

The 18th Lok Sabha elections was divided into seven phases of voting across 543 contituencies in 28 states and 6 union territories of India.

The dates for the phases were April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25, and the only one remaining in the schedule is the seventh and the last phase which will take place on June 1.

The counting of votes for this election will be done on June 4.

 28 May 2024, 07:51:12 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Mamata Banerjee Calls Modi ‘Caretaker PM’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said Narendra Modi should be referred to as a BJP leader and not as the prime minister in the saffron party’s campaign as he is a “caretaker PM”.

Addressing an election rally in Burrabazar area in Kolkata Uttar seat for party candidate Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Banerjee said, “Modiji has every right to campaign. He has every right to come here and participate in election programmes. But I am surprised to see him being referred to as the PM in his party’s campaign advertisements.”

“Can he do this? I am being referred to as TMC chairperson by my campaign managers and by my party here even though it is not assembly polls. Still, I am adhering to the model code of conduct,” she said. Modi is scheduled to take part in a roadshow in Kolkata on May 28.

Referring to Modi as the “caretaker PM”, Banerjee asserted that the BJP will not return to power for a third term and the INDIA bloc will form the government at the Centre.

 28 May 2024, 07:49:17 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Yogi Adityanath Alleges INDIA Bloc Parties Will Implement Talibani Rule In India

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday alleged the INDIA bloc parties have indicated that they intend to implement Talibani rule in the country and confine women to their homes.

At a poll rally in the Ghosi assembly constituency in support of BJP ally and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) candidate Arvind Rajbhar, he alleged that the Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) have a negative mindset.

“They stand against Lord Ram and the nation, denying Dalits and backward communities their rights. Now, they have set their sights on reservations for OBCs,” Adityanath said.

“We must be wary of the INDI alliance as they proclaim that if they come to power, they will impose inheritance tax. This tax is akin to Aurangzeb’s ‘Jizya tax’. Moreover, they declare that if they assume power, they will enforce personal laws, indicating their desire to implement Talibani and Sharia law in the country,” he said.

 28 May 2024, 07:47:21 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: ‘Religion-Based Reservation Will Not Be Allowed Till PM Modi, BJP In Power’, Says Nadda

BJP president J P Nadda said on Monday that there will be no reservation based on religion as long as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the party are in power.

Accusing the opposition of planning to give reservation based on religion, he said, “It is clearly written in the Constitution that there will be no religion-based reservation.

“As long as PM Modi and BJP are in power, there will be no such reservation,” he told reporters.

“We will not allow anyone to encroach on the reservation of our Dalit, tribal, backward and extremely backward classes. You will see what will happen to the opposition on June 4 (the date of vote counting),” Nadda told reporters.

 28 May 2024, 07:32:16 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Rahul Gandhi And Akhilesh Yadav To Hold Joint Rally In Varanasi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav are scheuled to hold a joint rally for INDIA bloc in Varanasi today.

A ‘Parivartan Sankalp Sabha’ will be conducted and other leaders of the alliance will also be present to support Congress candidate Ajay Rai from Varanasi seat as he is set to contest Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the upcoming seventh phase of LS polls.

 28 May 2024, 07:26:32 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: PM Modi In Kolkata

This two-day trip to west Bengal will mark PM Modi’s final campaigning in the Lok Sabha elections 2024 ahead of the seventh phase of voting and he will be addressing two rallies and a roadshow in Kolkata on May 28.

PM Modi will conduct a public meeting in Ashoknagar of Barasat constituency in North 24 Parganas and an election rally in Baruipur under Jadavpur constituency in South 24 Parganas.

PM Modi is also scheduled to hold a roadshow in Kolkata along with the state BJP president Sukanta Majumdar and leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari.

 28 May 2024, 07:02:39 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Election Campaigns In India

As India is heading towards the last and seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections, we can look back at the nature of election campaigns that the parties conducted over the last few months.

While the BJP conducted rallies in vastly across states, the INDIA bloc was also seen conducting joint rallies with their alliances in key states and constituencies.

There have been complaints of politicians breaching the Model Code of Conduct while delivering speeches. Both BJP and Congress have filed issues against each other with the Election Commission from time to time.

Courtesy : Outlook India

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