Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 'Mamata Banerjee spreading lies about CAA' says Amit Shah

Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma says, "They (Akhilesh Yadav and INDIA alliance) are experts in speaking lies, whenever elections come they speak lie... Arvind Kejriwal came to finish corruption and today he himself is in the swamp of corruption..."

"Mamata Banerjee is spreading lies about CAA. But I guarantee you that no one will face any inconvenience or difficulty. Support us, and you will get both citizenship and respect in the country," Amit Shah said while addressing a public rally in Bangaon.

"Mamata Banerjee is lying that anyone who applies for citizenship under CAA will face problems. I have come to assure the people of the Matua community that no one will face any trouble. You will get citizenship and will be able to live with respect in the country. No power in the world can stop my refugee brothers from becoming citizens of India, this is the promise of PM Narendra Modi ji," he added.

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, "...It is BJP's history to make tall promises but nothing is done. PM Modi has made tall promises of giving employment, increasing the wages of farmers and bringing back all the black money...Unemployment is on the rise after 10 years of Modi government. 70 crore youth in this country are unemployed..."

On Rahul Gandhi's statement, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav says, "Those who cannot find people to field as candidates, how can they dream of forming a government."

"Elections were announced on March 16 and they put me in jail on March 21. This means they wanted to stop me from election campaigning; this means they are afraid of Arvind Kejriwal," said the Delhi CM while addressing a rally in Kurukshetra. 

He added, "I made all the medicines free in Delhi, but when I went to jail... I am sugar patient and take 52 units of insulin daily... when I was in Tihar Jail, they didn't give me insulin for 15 days."

The Delhi CM also claimed, "If you push Lotus (BJP symbol) button, I will go to the jail and if you push broom (AAP symbol) button, I'll not have to go jail again."

"For the first time, the election is about saving the Constitution. Whatever poor, farmers, labourers, backwards, Dalits, Tribals, minorities, poor general cast people have, has been provided by this book (Constitution)," said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a rally in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. 

He added, "The INDIA alliance, Akhilesh Yadav, Mallikarjun Kharge are working to safeguard the Constitution." 

In the last two months, the Election Commission of India has disposed of 90% of 425 complaints. Commission satisfied that overall in the last two months, the campaign space has been violence-free, less noisy, less cluttered and intrusive, free of inducement and ostentatiousness. 

As a measure of enhanced transparency and disclosure, the Election Commission of India suo-motu released a second report on two months of  enforcement of MCC during GE 2024. The first report was released on April 16, 2024.

Source: ANI

A PIL filed to bar Prime Minister Narendra Modi from contesting elections for allegedly making hate speeches during election campaigning was not entertained by the Supreme Court. 

The court also dismissed another petition which sought direction for the Election Commission of India to address hate speeches made amid election campaigns, especially those made by ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, while speaking to ANI, said "The elections held in J&K were conducted very well. People want to send a message to Delhi (Centre) that the decisions taken in 2019 (abrogation of Article 370) are not accepted by the people of Kashmir. I want to inform the ECI that polling was disturbed in the places where people gathered to vote for the PDP..."

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: On PM Modi's nomination from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, LJP-Ram Vilas chief, Chirag Paswan says, "The way the entire NDA has come together in support of the Prime Minister, that is our strength. On the other side, opposition is divided...I believe that the results that will come after the nomination of the Prime Minister will be historic..."

Uttar Pradesh: On PM Modi's nomination from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri says, "We are the world's largest democracy. We are also the mother of democracy. Our third term will start on June 4. In the coming 2-3 years, our economy will be at number three..."

PM Modi reaches Rudraksha Convention Centre in Varanasi after filing his nomination from the Lok Sabha seat.

Union Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh said, “I will only say that the Nehru family exploited India. They cheated on the poor. Today, PM Modi came for them as their saviour.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves the DM office in Varanasi after filing his nomination for Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Union Ministers, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, and other NDA leaders were present.

Over a decade after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was first named BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from northern India's Varanasi constituency, the longest-serving non-Congress prime minister of India is seeking a third re-election from the holy city. 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi files nomination from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat for Lok Sabha Elections 2024. 

Ahead of filing nominations, a BJP candidate from Mandi, Kangana Ranaut said, "The people of Mandi and their love for me have brought me here. Women in our country are making a mark in every field but incidents of feticide in Mandi were high a few years ago. Today, the women from Mandi are in the Army, the field of education and politics..."

On Congress, she said, "The anti-national mentality of the Congress party is a matter of concern for the country..."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the DM office in Varanasi, to file his nomination for Lok Sabha Elections. He is the sitting MP and BJP's candidate from Varanasi. 

Ahead of BJP candidate from Mandi Lok Sabha seat, Kangana Ranaut filing her nomination, her mother Asha Ranaut said, "The public have come here to support. We will definitely win. She has done a lot of work for the people and will do so in future too..."

PM Narendra Modi boarded MV Swami Vivekanand and reached NaMo Ghat.

PM Modi offering prayers at Dashashwamedh Ghat.

PM Modi performs Ganga arti at Dashashwamedh Ghat.

PM Modi reaches Dashashwamedh Ghat to offer prayers to Ganga river ahead of his nomination for Lok Sabha polls 2024.