AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Monday alleged that Delhi government ministers were "spreading lies" about her and threatened to take them to court.
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BJP candidate from New Delhi Lok Sabha seat Bansuri Swaraj says, "It has been 78 days since we started campaigning. I came here to express my gratitude for the love and blessings I am getting from the people. With the blessings of Lord Hanuman, we will definitely win this battle. The people of Delhi will give all the seven seats to BJP..."
Speaking to news agency PTI, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that the saffron party 'instigated people emotionally looted them in name of Ram Temple, Hindu-Muslim, India-Pakistan'.
Congress leader Surendra Singh Rajput said that Patra's comment that 'Jagannath is Modi bhakt' was 'intentional'
"He had called PM Modi the father of the country. Was that too a slip of the tongue? They are seeking an apology when they are now facing the consequences of it in Odisha" the Congress leader said.
In an election campaign in Bihar, PM Modi said that BJP will win the elections and its win will be an attack on 'tukde-tukde gang, Jungle raj and people who abuse sanatanis'.
PM said that Congress, RJD have made people suffer and also talked about Rich and Poor divide which is ironical considering his Aaj Tak interview where PM casually avoided and humorously answered a question on Rich and Poor divide. "Do you wat everybody to be poor then? where will the difference come?", he had said.
He also told the public that Congress, RJD have filled their locker with money.
In a veiled jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, PM said that those born with 'silver spoons' don't know what hard work is.
Jo chandi ka chamcha leke paida hue, woh nahi jaante mehnat kya hai.PM Modi
PM said that Congress' shehzada wants to see him cry and that he might sting in the eyes of I.N.D.I.A. alliance but 'lives in the hearts of the people'.
Coming back to his reservation, 'Vote Jihad' campaign, Modi said that that if Ambedkar would not have been there, Nehru would have never given reservations to backward communities.
He further added saying that Congress wants to snatch away the reservations of SCs, STs, OBCs and give to people who practice 'Vote Jihad'.
Yeh SC, ST, OBC ka aarakshan cheenke Vote Jihad walo ko de denge.PM Modi
Addressing a rally in Haryana's Yamunanagar, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP. He alleged, "You (Modi) have taken all the money in the country and have given it to Ambani and Adani. Modiji lies alot. I am not against Modiji, but he initially said there is a lot of money kept in Swiss banks. He said that he will ensure all bank accounts of countrymen have Rs 15 lakh. But it was lie."
"Modi never spoke about the farmers protest even as the agrarians were protesting in Delhi borders for months. After a lot of protest and agitation, Modi government repealed the three farms laws," said JKharge aiming a salvo at PM Modi and his government.
Reacting to PM Modi's 'never spoke against minorities' remark, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that the PM is losing his memory fast.
"The prime minister is fast losing his memory. He has never had any adherence to truth. He is 'jhoothjeevi', what he says today, he forgets tomorrow and says he never said it. He has been attacking the Congress party, he's been talking of Hindu-Muslim, he's talking about Muslim League, he's talking about 'mangalsutra'. He has talked about Congress party giving reservation on the basis of religion. This is all bogus statements that he has made", he said.
In a public address in Jharkhand's Bokaro, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, "No force on earth can prevent Ram rajya in India".
BJP candidate from Bihar's Patliputra Lok Sabha seat Ram Kripal Yadav said, "BJP is a party of saints and the poor. People know what RJD did during their tenure. People know which party does hooliganism and which party is honest."
During a media interaction in WB's Purulia district, BJP chief of the state Sukanta Majumdar claimed, "Peaceful election is not possible in West Bengal until TMC government is there in power in the state. This can only happen when the TMC government is uprooted and the BJP government will come into power here."
-With ANI inputs
"It won’t be accepted the way they (BJP) are disrespecting the Hindu gods and faith of crores of Hindus by becoming PM Modi’s 'andhbhakt'. BJP leader Sambit Patra surprised people yesterday by saying that 'Lord Jagannath is Narendra Modi's bhakt'. Who gave him the right to say something like this? He is now apologising when they are facing its consequences", said Congress leader Supriya Shrinate during a press conference.
While addressing an election rally in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, PM Narendra Modi said, "The SP-Congress and I.N.D.I. alliance members cannot digest the praise of India. The 'shehzada' of Congress goes abroad to abuse India. On what agenda are these I.N.D.I. alliance members fighting the elections? Their agenda is- Article 370 will be implemented again in Kashmir, they will remove CAA, they will repeal the stringent laws that have been made against corruption. Every corner of India says that the I.N.D.I. alliance will not bring development".
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During a public rally in Puri, Odisha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah urged the voters of the state to help elect Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister for the 3rd term at the centre, while also making BJP win 75 seats in the assembly elections of the state, propelling them to form a government in Odisha."Can a Tamil 'babu' rule in Odisha? Odisha CM will be a 'dhartiputra' who speaks Odia", he further added, taking a dig at current Odisha CM Naveen Pattnaik.
"LG V K Saxena's statement proves that Swati Maliwal is working for the BJP. The BJP is hatching a new conspiracy everyday during elections - sometimes liquor scam, sometimes Swati Maliwal, sometimes false allegations of foreign funding", AAP said in a statement.
-With ANI inputs
In a joint press conference along with former Haryana CM Bhupinder S Hooda Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said, "If we come to power, we will scrap the Agniveer scheme and do work for permanent recruitment in military. We will fulfill our five 'nyay' and 25 guarantees. Our alliance partners are supporting us in this as well. People are understanding what PM Modi is doing".
"People of the Samajwadi Party (SP) used to shamelessly say that 'they are boys, boys make mistakes'.. But today let the SP boys make a mistake.. Yogi government will do something to them which they cannot even imagine", said PM Modi while addressing a gathering at 'Nari Shakti Samvad' in UP's Varanasi.
During a rally in North West Delhi, BJP national president J P Nadda said, "10 years ago it used to be written 'Made in China', 'Made in Korea', 'Made in Japan' on mobile phones, but today it's written 'Made in India' on them...Today India is in second position in mobile production."