Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE: PM Modi arrives at Kanniyakumari to meditate from May 30 to June 1

Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari slammed TMC. He said, "In the 2021 elections (West Bengal Assembly), the employees of I-PAC did fake counting at ERO, RO and Counting Supervisor’s tables. TMC was helped by them to win 40-50 seats using unfair means. So, this time every person will carry a government identification card and these guidelines have been given by the ECI."

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on X: "Prayed at the Kottai Bhairavar Temple in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. Sought blessings for the happiness and prosperity of all."

Guwahati, Assam: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal says, "We are going to fulfil the objectives we had set under PM Modi’s leadership. The government which is going to be formed with PM Modi as the head, will make India one of the three largest economies in the world." 

Here's what former Chhattisgarh CM and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel said on PM Modi’s 45-hour-long meditation in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu.

"What was the need to remember God? Kangana Ranaut made him God, Sambit Patra says that God is PM Modi's 'bhakt'. Since campaigning is not allowed after 6 pm today, PM Modi has gone there for publicity." he said. 

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said, "From the news that we are getting from everywhere, it is clear that BJP is not going to win more than 400 Lok Sabha seats, as they were claiming. Congress party and the INDIA alliance will perform better this time."

On being asked if he is BJP's CM candidate for state assembly elections, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan says, "I have contested the Lok Sabha elections but it is certain that BJP is winning a clear majority in Odisha Assembly Elections and certainly, an Odia of the BJP will become the CM... Party will make the right decision at the right time."

BJP candidate from Pataliputra Lok Sabha seat Ram Kripal Yadav says, "Our election campaign has been very vigorous because we are getting immense love and blessings of the people. Earlier also I received the blessings of all these people and this time also I am getting more blessings than last time, the reason for this is that I have done development work here for the last 10 years....and the candidate who is in opposition to me has never even visited here."

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says, "NDA is winning more than 400 seats and I am certain of it. The loss of the INDIA alliance is definite. They were never together, they have formed a coalition just for the sake of it..."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Kanniyakumari where he will be meditating from May 30 evening to June 1 evening.  

The prime minister will meditate day and night at the same place Swami Vivekanand had also meditated at the Dhyan Mandapam.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has planned to meditate after days of intense campaigning for the Lok Sabha Election, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders said on Tuesday (May 29). PM Modi is set to meditate at Rock Memorial, which is a monument built in tribute to Swami Vivekananda, in Kanyakumari. 

According to BJP leaders, PM Modi will meditate from the evening of May 30 to the evening of June 1 at Dhyan Mandapam, the place where Vivekananda is believed to have had a divine vision about 'Bharat Mata'. 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has concluded his 2024 election campaign with a spirited public rally in Hoshiarpur, Punjab.

"Hoshiarpur is called the small Kashi. This is the sacred land of Guru Ravidas Ji. Ending the election campaign here is nothing short of a blessing," he said.

"Today the country has new aspirations, new hopes, new confidence. After decades, a majority central government is going to score a hat-trick," he said, adding, "Every Indian is connected with this dream, and that’s why they are blessing us."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his election campaign in Punjab's Hoshiarpur on Thursday, for the final phase of the general elections, which are set for Saturday.

The PM kicked off his poll campaign for the ongoing Lok Sabha election in Kanniyakumari on March 16 this year and held more than 200 election campaign events, which included his rallies and roadshows for the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, in 75 days.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from contesting the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, saying the allegations levelled are “reckless” and “unsubstantiated”.

Justice Sachin Datta said the petition was tainted with malafide and oblique motives and such averments in a petition cannot be entertained.

The petition by captain Deepak Kumar alleged that Modi and his accomplices attempted to destabilise national security by planning a fatal crash of an Air India flight in 2018 which the petitioner commanded as a pilot.

“Perusal of the petition reveals that the same is replete with vague, unsubstantiated and reckless allegations. Not only are the pleadings inchoate but the tenor of the same is demonstrative of the fact that the petition is tainted with malafide and oblique motives,” the high court said, adding that the petition is totally absurd.

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has urged women in troubled Sandeshkhali region, as well as other areas of Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency, to blow conch shells as a signal if they see any suspicious activities before the June 1 election.

Speaking at a campaign rally in support of BJP candidate Rekha Patra, Adhikari voiced concerns about potential visits by "TMC-controlled state police" and others to intimidate residents into voting for the ruling party.

"If you (residents) see any suspicious movement at night, if you notice police personnel accompanied by strangers but not central force personnel entering your locality, blow conch shells if the situation warrants," he said.

BJP leader CR Kesavan on Thursday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled meditation at Vivekananda Rock Memorial as one having "great spiritual significance" and said that the Opposition is opposing it because of the fear of losing the election.

Parties in the INDIA bloc opposed the PM's meditation, saying that it violated the Model Code of Conduct.

"Modi ji's visit to the Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari in the footsteps of Swami Vivekananda ji, where Swami was enlightened, is of great spiritual significance," Kesavan told ANI.

"We have seen in the past that Modi ji has drawn strength and inspiration with visits to various places in Bharat...The opposition is in panic and fear that they're going to lose this election of 2024. And they are rattled," he added.

He said that the people would reject this negative politics of the Congress and the INDIA alliance.

"On June 4, with the blessings of Swami Vivekananda, with the blessings of the people of Bharat, Modi ji will begin a historic term where he will usher Bharat's civilizational renaissance," Kesavan said.

Congress leader Pawan Khera speaking on former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's letter to the people of Punjab ahead of the final phase of polls, said that the ex-PM was in 'deep pain' over the state of affairs under the current regime.

Speaking to the press, Pawan Khera said, “Dr Manmohan Singh is pained over prosperity under UPA being turned into ruins in past 10 years. We could feel the pain in his voice when we met him” and added that people can also feel the despondency in his letter.

He said that the UPA government under Dr Manmohan Singh touched and transformed the lives of all including the lower and middle class and also the underprivileged but what happened in the past 10 years under the NDA government is for everyone to see.

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PM Modi concluded an election rally in Punjab's Hoshiarpur. He said, "cross Punjab, there is incredible talent and potential. Our Party accords the highest priority to giving wings to the aspirations of the people of this state."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the Congress party and the opposition INDIA bloc sought proof of surgical strikes, never cared about army, and emptied the government exchequer. 

Odisha: While addressing a public meeting in Balasore, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says, "I fight against the BJP and they have filed 24 cases against me that include defamation and criminal cases. They took away my Lok Sabha membership and sentenced me to a two-year jail term. ED interrogated me for 50 hours... But, if Naveen Babu really fights against the BJP, why no cases have been filed against him?..."

Himachal Pradesh: Addressing a press conference in Shimla, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami says, "Before 2014, India was not able to take a stand on the global level. India was considered as a nation of scams and frauds. Today, the whole world waits for the response of India on any global issue... During the COVID times, when the economy of big countries crashed, India became 5th largest economy... The opposition of India is of no use... Nowadays, Rahul Gandhi and his allies are talking about 'Khatakhat'... They have come into politics through nepotism. They were born with a silver spoon. They got everything 'Khatakhat', that's why they do not know anything about the struggles, vision and how to execute that vision..."

Jharkhand BJP chief, Babulal Marandi says, "NDA has 12 seats earlier as well here in the state. This time, we are winning all 14 Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand... No party sends anyone to jail, but it's the Court. If you are saying that the BJP is sending us to jail, it's like deviating people...In these 10 years, PM Modi has worked so much for the country, whereas those in govt in Jharakhand are looting the state, people now understand all these things."

Shiromani Akali Dal MP and candidate from Bathinda Lok Sabha seat, Harsimrat Kaur Badal says, "In the last 7 years, Congress and AAP alliance has made promises but never fulfilled them. People are disappointed with this alliance. During the SAD govt, they were getting the benefits of schemes. Now, people are feeling cheated... AAP has been formed 2 years ago. The people have seen Congress and AAP. BJP is not even getting the chance to campaign in the villages. I am sure that I will get more votes than the last time...When I became an MP, I worked for development... However, in the past 7 years under the government of the AAP and Congress alliance, they have not even put a brick anywhere. We made AIIMS, however, they are taking pride in opening Mohalla clinics..."

Shiromani Akali Dal MP and candidate from Bathinda Lok Sabha seat, Harsimrat Kaur Badal says, "Today's politics is all about social media. The central govt has to give free rations to 80 crore people as they are not able to earn food for themselves. Unemployment is the biggest issue... The issue of drugs is a big issue in Punjab. The parties should tell what they have done for that... During the AAP government, there has been no law and order... All the security of the state is being used for the gangsters in jails. There is a breakdown of law and order in AAP's government... 'In 1984, Congress ended the youth with bullets, and today, AAP is ending the youth with pills (drugs)'..."

Patna: Former Bihar CM and RJD leader Rabri Devi says, "...We are contesting this election on issues like development, inflation, increasing farmers' income and employment. We (RJD) will win all the seats... Mahagathbandhan will form the government... We will discuss and come up with a PM candidate."
 

Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary told news agency ANI, "The Congress party is known for looting the country. Congress has been the party that ruined this country and Lalu Yadav's family has been the family that looted Bihar."

Chennai, Tamil Nadu: BJP leader CR Kesavan says, "...Modi ji's visit to the Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari in the footsteps of Swami Vivekananda ji, where Swami was enlightened, is of great spiritual significance. We have seen in the past that Modi ji has drawn strength and inspiration with visits to various places in Bharat...The opposition is in panic and fear that they're going to lose this election of 2024. And they are rattled...The people will reject this negative politics of the Congress and the INDI alliance. On June 4, with the blessings of Swami Vivekananda, with the blessings of the people of Bharat, Modi ji will begin a historic term where he will usher Bharat's civilizational renaissance."