Wednesday, May 15th, 2019
Rahul Gandhi promises strict action over sacrilege and Behbal Kalan firing in Punjab
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, warned of strict action against those responsible for the Bargari sacrilege and other cases of desecration of holy scriptures in Punjab, as he took on the SAD-BJP alliance at rallies in Faridkot and Ludhiana. Sacrilege and police firing Recalling his earlier visit to the area, which was shaken by sacrilege incidents and the 2015 police firing at Behbal Kalan and Kotkapura, Gandhi said those who insulted religious scriptures deserved no mercy. Two people were killed and many injured at Behbal KalanRead More
Modi calls Mamata ‘power-intoxicated’, says she fears BJP’s rise in Bengal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee “power-intoxicated” and accused her of throttling democracy, as a bitter row raged over violence at BJP president Amit Shah’s roadshow in Kolkata the previous day. Modi at Basirhat Campaigning in Basirhat for the final phase of the Lok Sabha election in the state, Modi said Banerjee was frightened by the BJP’s rise in Bengal. He alleged that her party’s workers were carrying guns and bombs and were bent on destruction. Claiming a BJPRead More
Top Hindi news channels gave Modi and Shah 2.5x the airtime of Rahul and Priyanka
Data on television airtime between April 2 and 28 suggests that news channels gave far more coverage to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s campaign than to its rivals. According to the analysis, the 11 leading Hindi news channels gave more than 850 hours of airtime, combined, to BJP president Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The figures The findings were based on data from the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) published in a Hindi daily. Modi received 722 hours and Shah 123 hours. The two leading Congress campaigners, party presidentRead More