Thursday, May 16th, 2019
SP and BSP are fighting each other as they sense defeat, Modi tells Mirzapur rally
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told an election rally in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday that the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which are allies in the state for the Lok Sabha election, had begun quarrelling among themselves because they knew they were heading for defeat. Attack on the SP-BSP alliance Pointing to reported scuffles between workers of the two parties, Modi said the alliance’s leaders had struck their deals while sitting in air-conditioned rooms in Lucknow, and that this was why they had lost touch withRead More
Mamata says EC acting at BJP’s behest after campaign in Bengal is cut short
On Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked the Election Commission over its decision to end campaigning in the state a day early, accusing the poll body of acting under pressure from the BJP. The EC order Following poll-related violence in the state, the Commission ordered that campaigning for the nine seats voting on May 19 must stop at 10 pm on Thursday, one day ahead of schedule. Invoking Article 324 of the Constitution, it barred all election-related gatherings in the state. The decision came a day after violenceRead More
Navjot Singh Sidhu gets clean chit over ‘dulhan’ remark against PM Modi
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday was given a clean chit by the district election office in Indore over his ‘dulhan’ (bride) remark about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The office said the comment did not violate the model code of conduct. The remark Campaigning in Indore over the weekend, Sidhu compared the Prime Minister to a bride who only pretends to work. Speaking on May 11, he said in Hindi that Modi was like a bride who makes few rotis but jangles her bangles loudly so the neighbours thinkRead More