Friday, May 17th, 2019
Column: Bengal campaign row may cast a long shadow over Modi after the polls
A column written before the last phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha election argued that the BJP may have hurt itself in West Bengal, and that the Election Commission’s decision to cut short campaigning in the state had handed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee an advantage. The column’s case The writer said the Commission’s move to end campaigning early for the final phase, but only after Narendra Modi had finished his scheduled rallies, looked partisan. Banerjee, the column said, had since invoked Bengali pride, attacked Modi and Amit Shah in veryRead More
Rahul Gandhi: corruption must be probed, whether it involves Vadra or Rafale
Congress president Rahul Gandhi said in a short interview in Ludhiana, Punjab, during the 2019 Lok Sabha campaign, that any case of corruption should be investigated and punished, whoever is involved, including allegations against his brother-in-law Robert Vadra. He also said the Congress could not form a government on its own and expected a coalition. Expectations from the results Asked about the results due on May 23, Gandhi said the Congress would win but that the people would decide, and the party would accept their choice. He said it lookedRead More
Rajnath Singh says inflation is not an issue in 2019 polls, credits Modi on economy
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that inflation was not an issue in the ongoing Lok Sabha election because the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had kept prices under control. He was speaking at an election rally in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. What Rajnath Singh said Singh told the rally that price rise had been an election issue in almost every poll in India’s history. He recalled a popular slogan that linked the arrival of Congress governments with back-breaking inflation: “Congress sarkar aayi hai, kamartod mehengai layiRead More