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BJP "seeking light of justice". "For the last 10 years, our country has been under the leadership of such a government which promoted unemployment, inflation, discrimination, and atrocity.

BJP president and Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary on Saturday said the party has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against the alleged misuse of security personnel of former Chief Minister, Rabri Devi, in the campaign of her daughter Rohini Acharya. Acharya is tipped to fight the Lok Sabha elections from the Saran seat. While talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function organized to celebrate BJP's foundation day at the party office here, Chaudhary said that the party (BJP) expect the Election Commission to take cognizance of the complaint pertaining to Rohini Acharya followed by appropriate action. «A complaint in this regard has already been filed by our party leaders with the Election Commission (EC). The EC should take cognizance of the complaint and...the EC should also take appropriate action. What else do you expect from RJD supremo Lalu Prasad's family? They (Lalu's family) believe in breaking the law, promoting 'goondaraj', indulging in corrupt practices etc...», Chaudhary told reporters.

Congress on Saturday hit back at Narendra Modi over his remarks that the party's manifesto bore a Muslim League imprint, saying the prime minister «does not know his history» as it was none other than Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee himself who was part of a coalition government in Bengal with the League in the early 1940s. The opposition party also accused the BJP of practising «politics of divisiveness». Addressing an election rally in Saharanpur, Modi said the Congress manifesto bears a Muslim League imprint while a part of it is dominated by the leftists. Reacting to the prime minister's remarks, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, «The prime minister does not know his history as it was, in fact, none other than Mookerjee, the president of the Hindu Mahasabha then, who was himself part of the coalition government in Bengal with the Muslim League.»

Narendra Modi on Saturday said the grand old party's election manifesto reflects the same thought as that of the Muslim League at the time of the freedom movement. Prime Minister Modi said the Congress, which existed at the time of the freedom movement, has «ended decades ago». «A number of great personalities were associated with the Congress. The name of Mahatma Gandhi was associated with the Congress. The Congress, which is left today, neither has policies in the interest of the nation nor vision for the nation's development,» Prime Minister Modi said.

Sonia Gandhi on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of tearing apart the country's dignity and democracy and claimed that various tactics were being used to force opposition leaders to join the BJP. Addressing an election event of the party here, the former Congress chief claimed that for the last 10 years, the country has been in the hands of a government that left no stone unturned to promote unemployment, inflation, economic crisis and inequality. «Today our country's democracy is in danger. Democratic institutions are being destroyed and a conspiracy is being hatched to change our Constitution,» she alleged, adding, «This is a dictatorship and we all will give a reply to this.» «Considering himself great, Modi ji is tearing apart the dignity of the country and its democracy,» Sonia Gandhi said.

Kharge on Saturday claimed the BJP, according to an internal survey of the RSS, will not win even 200 seats in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls and won't cross even eight seats in the state. Accusing Union Home Minister Amit Shah of «lying», for his recent statement alleging delay on the part of the state government in submission of a proposal to the Centre seeking drought relief, he said Shah should have been the «Minister of misinformation». «RSS' internal survey says they (BJP) won't get even 200 seats. RSS is saying it. In the state, they won't cross even eight seats. How will they win, in fourteen to fifteen seats there is internal fighting (in BJP),» Kharge claimed. Speaking to reporters here, he said several senior BJP leaders are even speaking about the need to cleanse the party.

TMC workers in connection with a probe of a 2022 blast in East Medinipur district. Two NIA officials sustained injuries in the incident while stones were reportedly pelted and vehicle of the officials was allegedly vandalized as they arrested two TMC workers. Slamming NIA and other agencies, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee questioned Why raids were conducted at midnight and ahead of elections. A similar incident took place on January 5, which rocked the state, when an Enforcement Directorate officials went to conduct a raid at Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh’s house in Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district and five ED officials were injured. In a High Court probe, NIA had summoned two residents of Bhupatinagar-Balai Maiti and Manobrata Jana, in connection with the blast that ripped apart a house in Bhupatinagar on December 3, 2022. Three people were killed in the incident. As they did not appear for questioning, NIA officials nabbed them for questioning on Saturday early morning.

Modi took a dig at the Opposition saying that INDIA bloc's target is to «earn commission» if it comes to power, while the NDA is «on a mission». The INDIA bloc is contesting these elections with just one aim — to stop the BJP from winning more than 370 seats, Modi said. INDIA bloc is now seen as synonymous with instability and uncertainty; people no longer take it seriously, he said. Read PM Modi Live News Updates from Saharanpur Rally

Mamata Banerjee on Saturday blamed NIA officials of attacking villagers at Bhupatinagar in East Midnapore district and not the other way round. «The attack was not carried out by women of Bhupatinagar, it was by the National Investigation Agency (NIA),» she said at an election rally in South Dinajpur district's Balurghat. She claimed that the probe agency team had gone to the houses of villagers in the early hours over an incident of «bursting of crackers in 2022».

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on Canadian intelligence service claim on New Delhi’s “interference” in Canadian elections in 2021 as uncorroborated and unsubstantiated. The allegations can further dent lukewarm India-Canada ties. In 2021, the government of India had «intent to interfere and likely conducted clandestine activities,» including using an Indian government proxy agent in Canada, according to an unclassified summary written by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), reported CBC.

Congress over its assertion to protect democracy, asking how it was possible with the party «taking» the support of SDPI, the political arm of the banned PFI, besides being in alliance with the DMK which she said was «renowned for burning the Constitution.» Campaigning for the BJP's North Chennai candidate RC Paul Kanagaraj, for the April 19 Lok Sabha polls, she also slammed the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu over its leaders' alleged anti-Sanatana Dharma comments. «Today I stand in a state that is renowned for its spiritual power...which is renowned for our culture and that is why the nation is outraged when DMK leaders attack Sanatana Dharma, when the DMK leaders try to bring disrepute to the Hindu religion and today they stand exposed in front of the country when they speak about India and Indianness,» she said. She also slammed the Congress.

Read more here Pakistan on April 6 reportedly denounced remarks made by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh as “hateful rhetoric to fuel hyper-nationalistic sentiments", and “unapologetically exploit discourse for electoral gains". “Such myopic and irresponsible behaviour not only undermines regional peace but also impedes the prospects of constructive engagement in the long term. India's assertion of it preparedness to extra-judicially execute more civilians, arbitrarily pronounced as terrorists, inside Pakistan constitutes a clear admission of culpability," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan in an official statement.

Voting for 543 Lok Sabha seats in India will take place between April 19 and June 4, spread across seven phases. South Koreans will go to the polls in a general election on April 10 while the

Congress on Saturday announced the names of former Union minister Ramakant Khalap and Viriato Fernandes as its candidates for the North and South Goa Lok Sabha seats. All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary K C Venugopal made the announcement ending the INDIA bloc's prolonged wait for its candidates in Goa. The alliance comprising more than two dozen opposition parties has agreed to field Congress candidates from both the Lok Sabha constituencies in the coastal state. Khalap (76) was elected as an MP on the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) ticket from North Goa from 1996-1998.

BJP worker Sai Prasad linked to Rameshwaram Cafe blast case: What we know so far? Nikita, who was visiting her sister's home in Awas Vikas Colony in Basti on April 5, was playing with her niece on the sofa when a monkey jumped into the room. The ape began rummaging through utensils, searching for food and other members of the household were in different rooms when this happened, it added.

US lauds India's policy of ‘forcing’ Russia to sell oil at bigger discounts "Agreed that the US and China will hold intensive exchanges on balanced growth in the domestic and global economies. These exchanges will facilitate a discussion around macroeconomic imbalances, including their connection to overcapacity, and I intend to use this opportunity to advocate for a level playing field for American workers and firms," Yellen said. On Friday, Yellen chided China for “unfair" treatment of American and other foreign companies.

BJP MP from Jorhat Lok Sabha seat, Topon Kumar Gogoi, on Saturday exuded confidence of retaining the constituency by trouncing his rival Gaurav Gogoi of the Congress by a margin of over two lakh votes. In an interview to PTI, the BJP leader asserted that people of his constituency and the entire country want Narendra Modi elected as prime minister for the third consecutive term so that the «development journey continues». He also claimed that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, which the opposition is «trying to make an election issue», is not at all a concern among voters. «My campaigning is going on very well. Political meetings are being held in every panchayat of all the legislative assembly constituencies of Jorhat, and I am getting spontaneous reactions of people irrespective of religion, caste and creed,» the BJP MP said.

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the CPI (M) manifesto pledges to repeal the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, whereas the Congress manifesto, lacking a commitment, remains notably silent on the issue. He also said that the BJP is not even going to win one seat in Kerala in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. CM Vijayan said that the Congress failed to raise protests when the Centre abrogated Article 370 and alleged that Congress is willing to compromise its values for votes.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Indian National Congress (Congress) has released its list of candidates for Goa North, Goa South, Morena, Gwalior, Khandwa, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli (ST) Lok Sabha seats, ahead of the upcoming General Elections. For Goa North, the Congress has named Ramakant Khalap, while Capt. Viriato Fernandes will represent the party from the Goa South Lok Sabha seat.

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi believes his party has a chance of winning the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Speaking to reporters after the Congress released its 2024 manifesto called ‘Nyay Patra’, Gandhi expressed confidence in his party and said projections are underestimating their odds.