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NEWEST FIRSTOLDEST FIRSTSlew of Measures to Check Possible Attacks by Maoists
Deployment of counter action teams, stepping up combing operations in Left Wing Extremist affected areas bordering Chattisgarh and Maharashtra are part of measures taken by police to check their possible attacks in the run up to the 11 April Lok Sabha polls in Telangana.
Telangana police had adopted a similar multi-pronged strategy to thwart attacks by CPI (Maoist) cadres ahead of the 7 December, 2018 Assembly polls.Mayawati Will Not Contest Lok Sabha Elections
BSP Chief Mayawati has said that she will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, reported ANI.If You Want Your Child to Become 'Chowkidar', Vote for Modi: Kejriwal
Taking a dig at BJP's 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' campaign, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that if people want their children to become watchmen, they should vote for Prime Minister Narendra Modi
And if they want good education, they should vote for Aam Aadmi Party, he said.
Kejriwal, in a tweet in Hindi, said Modi wants the whole country try to become 'chowkidar' (watchman).
"If people want their children to become chowkidar, they should vote for Modi but if they want their child to get good education and become doctor, engineer or lawyer, they should vote for AAP," he said in his tweet in Hindi.Akhilesh Yadav Attacks PM Modi With #VikasPoochhRahaHai
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has upped the ante against Bharatiya Janata Party with his standard jibe #VikasPoochhRahaHai in a series of tweets.
In his latest attack, Akhilesh has shared a cartoon accusing BJP of taking jobs away from people, contrary to BJP’s claims of offering more jobs to the Indian youth.Will He, Won't He? No Decision Yet on Advani Contesting LS Polls
Suspense remains on whether BJP patriarch L K Advani will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls or hang up his boots.
The 91-year-old, who served as home minister and deputy prime minister of the country, has won the Lok Sabha election from Gandhinagar seat six times.
Asked whether Advani was keen on contesting the poll considering his age, his personal secretary Deepak Chopra said, "It is not yet decided...he will decide when something (offer) comes."Grand Alliance Announcement for Bihar to be Announced on Friday
Sharad Yadav, Loktantrik Janata Dal chief has confirmed that Mahagathbandhan - the grand alliance will do to announce the seat sharing in Bihar on 22 March, Friday.Naveen Patnaik Files Nomination for Hinjili Assembly
Odisha CM & Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik filed his nomination for the Hinjili assembly constituency at Sub-Collector office, Chatrapur in Ganjam district.Stop Thinking People are Fools: Priyanka Gandhi tells PM Modi
In her retort to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who wrote a blog on dynasty politics, Congress’ General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi said that he should strop thinking people are fools.
“PM should stop thinking people are fools and understand that they see through everything,” said the Congress leader, who is in charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh, is on a three-day boat journey down the Ganga, meeting people living on the banks of the river as part of her outreach ahead of the elections beginning next month.
“PM has attacked every institution in this country for last 5 years, including the one you are part of,” she added.Biggest Casualty of Dynastic Politics Are Institutions: PM Modi
In his latest blog, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has targeted dynasty politics, a jibe often used by his party BJP against Indian National Congress.
“The biggest casualty of dynastic politics are institutions. From the press to Parliament. From soldiers to free speech. From the Constitution to the courts. Nothing is spared,” he said in his tweet as he plugged his blog.PMO Is Now 'Publicity Minister's Office': Rahul Gandhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has relegated the PMO to a "Publicity Minister's Office" by indulging in "mediocrity" in a highly sophisticated country on Wednesday, 20 March.
Gandhi, who arrived in Manipur on Tuesday evening from Arunachal Pradesh, was interacting with the students of Manipur State Film Development Society in the state capital.
"The Prime Minister's Office is now Publicity Minister's Office," Gandhi told the students.Maha to Step up Security on State's Border Ahead of LS Polls
Maharashtra Police have geared up to strengthen security by sealing its borders with other states in view of the next month's Lok Sabha polls, a senior police official said.
During the election time, some syndicates indulge in illegal transportation of liquor and cash to lure voters.
Sometimes weapons may also be transported by anti-social elements to create nuisance, he said.
Telangana Cong Leader DK Aruna Joins BJP
In another major setback to the Telangana Congress, its senior leader and former Minister DK Aruna joined the BJP.
She joined the BJP in the presence of party president Amit Shah in Delhi on Tuesday, party sources said.
"She is likely to be fielded from the Mahbubnagar Lok Sabha seat," they said.
Aruna had lost the Assembly elections from Gadwal in December 2018.Crisis of Candidates Grips Congress, BJP in Rajasthan
With both the Congress and the BJP stressing on the winnability of candidates as the prime factor in distribution of tickets, the parties face a strange predicament in Rajasthan. Both fielded most of their winnable candidates in the Assembly elections and are now facing a severe dearth of faces for the Lok Sabha polls.
The Congress is loathe to field legislators with a strong support base due to its wafer-thin majority in the state Assembly.
"We reached the majority figure of 101 in the 200-member Assembly after a very tough fight. We are standing on the edge and any risk can spell doom for us in the House. So the party refused to take any chances and allow its MLAs to contest the Lok Sabha elections.
"But the air strikes in Balakot have changed the public sentiment. We can't take chances by fielding any Tom, Dick and Harry. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has become stronger with the changed political narrative and we need to come out strong too," a Congress minister said.
A senior BJP leader confessed that his party's situation is no different.
"The BJP's strong candidates are now MLAs while the other senior leaders have lost the elections. Hence the party leadership is struggling to find fresh faces," he explained.
Maha Citizens Lodge 400 Poll Code Violation Complaints Via App
The Maharashtra chief electoral office has received as many as 400 complaints of violation of the Model Code of Conduct through its app cVIGIL, an official said on Wednesday.
"Around 400 complaints have been received through cVIGIL across Maharashtra. The local team gets an alert once the complaint is lodged and our people reach the spot and verify the details. If the complaint is valid, we record the details and initiate an enquiry," an official said.
"There are no complaints so far of comments inciting violence or casteist remarks as hardly any public rallies have been held in the state," he told PTI.EC Notice, Police Complaint Against Supriyo Over Campaign Song
The Election Commission on Tuesday, 19 March, slapped a show-cause notice on Union Minister and BJP leader Babul Supriyo for not seeking permission before releasing a video of his party's campaign song for Bengal on the social media.
"This song was noticed during our media watch. We have given him a show-cause notice as he did not seek prior permission from Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC)," said Additional Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, Sanjay Basu.
The EC has termed it "a violation of Model Code of Conduct" and has sought an explanation from Supriyo within 48 hours. A police complaint has been also lodged against the BJP MP from Asansol in the Asansol South police station for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress in the song.Manikrao Thakre, Gaikwad in Congress Sixth List
The Congress on Tuesday night released its sixth list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, which includes former Maharashtra party unit chief Manikrao Thakre from Yavatmal-Washim.
The list, released after a meeting of party's Central Election Committee, has nine candidates including seven from Maharashtra and two from Kerala.
In Kerala, the party has fielded Shanimol Usman from Alappuzha and Adoor Prakash from Attingal.Transgender Bharathi Kannamma Files Nomination in Tamil Nadu
Bharathi Kannamma, a member of the transgender community, filed her nomination for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2019 yesterday, in Madurai.Likened to Indira as People Still Love Her: Priyanka Gandhi
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday, 19 March, said that people compared her looks with her grandmother Indira Gandhi as they still remember the late Prime Minister with respect for the work she had done for them.
She also countered the Bharatiya Janata Party's allegations about elections as a picnic for the Gandhi family, saying that she has not been to Italy in the last three-four years.
Reaching the Chunar ghat in the evening, she paid tribute to Nishad community leader Raj Nishad at the riverbank.
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