The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided multiple locations in poll-bound Jharkhand apart from West Bengal in a money laundering investigation linked to alleged illegal infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals, official sources said.
A total of 17 places are being covered in the two neighbouring states by the Jharkhand office of the federal probe agency.
Acharya Pramod Krishnam, a former Congress leader and Kalki Peethadhishwar, hit out at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge over his remarks on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, saying "true Hindus" do not disrespect their religious figures.
Kharge had slammed Adityanath at a poll rally in Nagpur for his 'batenge toh katenge' (if divided, we will be wiped out) slogan, saying these were divisive statements.
Actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty led a massive roadshow in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district on Monday.
He campaigned for BJP candidate Meera Munda, the wife of former CM Arjun Munda, in the Potka constituency.
A large crowd, which included a significant number of women, gathered to have a glimpse of the Bollywood superstar as the roadshow covered the Gopalpur, Rakhamines and Jadugora areas.
The BJP has pitted Meera Munda against incumbent JMM MLA Sanjeev Sardar in the Potka seat.
Police and a poll flying squad seized 2,700 ration kits containing campaign materials of independent candidate Narendra Jichkar in Nagpur, after which a case was registered, an official said on Monday. The kits, worth Rs 15 lakh, were seized on Sunday in Mahendra Nagar and Motibagh, he added. "We found 220 kits in Motibag's Central Railway Colony and over 2,500 kits in Mahendra Nagar.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said the Mahayuti will win 175 seats in the November 20 assembly polls.The NCP chief also said he would win from Baramati seat by a margin of more than 1 lakh votes. Pawar is pitted against nephew and Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) candidate Yugendra Pawar. The Deputy CM is MLA from the seat since 1991.
The Congress hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday by posing questions to him on Maharashtra, asking what is the BJP doing to prevent farmer suicides in the states.
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh posed questions to the PM ahead of his rallies in Chimur and Solapur and asked why has the BJP "diluted" Adivasis' forest rights in Maharashtra.
On Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole's "kutta" remark for BJP, BJP national general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam says, "While using such words, he should remember that they kept their party's national president outside like untouchables during nomination filing...You insulted your own national president...We know how much you respect your MPs and MLAs. How will someone who doesn't respect their national president respect someone else?"
"The Election campaigning of our non-biological PM, HM and others in BJP in Jharkhand, clearly show that they are baffled and scared. They have not been able to recover from the results of 2024 elections...The only agenda of PM Modi, Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath, and Assam CM is social polarisation. Massive polartisation. Spread enmity, create communal tension and spread communal venom. They have no agenda besides polarisation. In Maharashtra, Congress, NCP-SCP, Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Maha Vikas Aghadi has campaigned on issues of farmers, women, youth, issues of social justice. But they do polarisation in Maharashtra. Go to Jharkhand - what are we, JMM and Congress, campaigning about? Our work in 5 years and our roadmap for next 5 years, the work for tribals, SCs, STs, OBCs, every section of society, issues of jungle and forest. These are our issues. But even in Jharkhand, the only agenda of BJP is polarisation...These clearly show that BJP is baffled and scared...I would like to tell the PM that when you have the census, only then will you be able to go forward. What is the basis of social justice? Census. Why are they backtracking on the census?...If you don't have caste survey, caste census, how would you deliver social justice?..."
Crores of rupees have been seized from Congress and JMM leaders here. All this money belongs to the youth and mothers and sisters of Jharia and Dhanbad. If you form the BJP government, we will do the work of straightening out these people who have looted crores of rupees by hanging them upside down. Every penny of the money they have looted from the poor tribals, backward classes and youth of Jharkhand will be recovered from them and deposited in the treasury of Jharkhand: Amit Shah
"At what speed the Mahayuti government works and how these Aghadi people stop the work, who will know this better than the people of Chandrapur. People here were demanding rail connectivity for decades, but the Congress and Aghadi people never allowed this work to happen," says PM Modi
Our Jammu and Kashmir remained burning in separatism and terrorism for decades. Many brave soldiers of Maharashtra were martyred on the soil of Jammu and Kashmir while protecting the motherland. The law under the cover of which all this happened, that section was Article 370. This article 370 was the contribution of Congress: PM Modi
" Just a few weeks ago, we saw what happened in Jammu and Kashmir. This region has been burning for decades due to separatism and terrorism. The law under which all this happened was Article 370. And this Article 370 was a legacy of Congress. As soon as we abolished it, we fully integrated Kashmir with India and its Constitution," says PM Modi in Chimur
"There is a wave in favour of BJP & NDA in Jharkhand...There is no one other than BJP-NDA who is a well-wisher of Jharkhand. PM Modi has done the work of bringing Jharkhand into the mainstream...The credit for the creation of Jharkhand goes to Atal Bihar Vajpayee. We can proudly say that we made this state and only we will make it prosper...We did the work of marking the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda as Adivasi Gaurav Diwas....," says Amit Shah
Wherever there is JMM, RJD and Congress, there is corruption. Where there is JMM, RJD and Congress, there is nepotism. Wherever there is JMM, RJD and Congress, there is nepotism. These are indicators of nepotism, these are people who indulge in corruption and nepotism and rob you of your rights. Therefore, I want to tell you that your echo should reach far and wide and you have to make BJP win on the 20th.
"Every tribal person, be it from Himachal or Odisha or Chhattisgarh or Gadchiroli, believe in Bhawan Bisra Munda...The time has come for Jharkhand to uproot Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, RJD and Congress from the state and form BJP-NDA govt here. Where there are JMM, Congress and RJD, there is corruption and familial politics there...," Nadda said.
NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar on Tuesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the BJP lost 10-12 seats in the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, where its top leader addressed poll rallies.
Speaking to reporters in Buldhana, Congress leader Sachin pilot said, "Maha Vikas Aghadi government is going to be formed. People like the issues with which we have moved forward. The enthusiasm and response we are getting in the campaign is very positive... They (BJP) want to create an atmosphere of fear... They should discuss issues like education, unemployment, and inflation... How long will they (BJP) take votes in the name of religion..."
"There are many elections. But some elections become important. There are some elections which make the fate of the country and some which spoil the fate of the country. In 1946 also, there was an election which changed the fate of India, which turned the fate into misfortune. The unfortunate partition of India took place. Then the Congress, greedy for power, got caught in the clutches of the Muslim gang which deceived the countrymen and whatever happened after that was in front of everyone. The country was divided into parts. India which was one from the beginning, was divided into pieces..."
"Our govt is working for sugar cane farmers in the country. Through the ethanol economy, we are making new avenues of earnings for sugarcane farmers. Did ethanol technology come after Modi became PM? No. It was there earlier too but the previous govt ignored it. Today, ethanol blending in petrol increased to 15%. The aim is to reach the target of 20%. In the last 10 years, we have given Rs 80,000 crore to sugarcane farmers through ethanol purchase," said PM Modi
"This manifesto is made keeping in mind the issues of Jharkhand and its people. After the COVID times, efforts were made to destabilise this (state) government. But this coalition government moved forward and fulfilled its promises. There has been no lack of job opportunities. This government has appointed more people than the previous governments. All the job appointments are in the pipeline, and all of these will be completed after the formation of this government again," said Congress leader Bandhu Tirkey.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday amplified his Hindu unity pitch at the Maharashtra hustings by improvising the 'Batenge to Katenge' phrase with 'Ek Hai To Safe Hai' caution.
The UP CM drew sharp contrasts between the NDA alliance led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the MVA bloc comprising the Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress, and NCP (SP).
The Congress on Tuesday released its manifesto for the Jharkhand assembly elections promising 250 units of free electricity, caste-based census and filling up of all vacant government posts within a year.
The manifesto, unveiled by party manifesto committee chairman Bandhu Tirkey, focused on seven promises including the 1932 Khatiyan-based domicile policy and implementation of Sarna religious code of the tribals.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Congress is speaking the “language of Pakistan”, by seeking to restore Article 370 in Kashmir.
“Nobody can bring back Article 370, we have buried it deep in the ground,” Modi said, addressing a rally in Pune, ahead of the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections.