Often the opposition target for his sartorial choices, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the biggest allegation he faced in his political career was that he owned 250 pairs of clothes. In an interview to PTI, Modi said the allegation was levelled by Congress leader and former Gujarat chief minister Amarsinh Chaudhary and which was countered by him at a public meeting. "I asked the people whether they wanted a chief minister who stole Rs 250 crore or one who had 250 pairs of clothes. The people of Gujarat responded in one voice that a chief minister with 250 pairs of clothes will be fine," Modi said, adding that the opposition never garnered any courage to level accusations.
Polling has begun across fourty-nine Lok Sabha constituencies in eight states and Union Territories in the fifth phase of the General Elections Monday morning. The phase five will see heavyweights like Union ministers Piyush Goyal in Mumbai North, Rajnath Singh in Lucknow, and Smriti Irani in Amethi, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Rae Bareli. The Lok Sabha seats of Mumbai, Thane, and Lucknow are the seats known for urban voter apathy and have recorded low voter turnout in the past. The Election Commission (EC) has “specially” called upon “these city-dwellers to erase the stigma by turning out in higher numbers”. The EC on Sunday said 89.5 million voters are eligible to cast their votes in these constituencies. Simultaneous polling for 35 Assembly seats will be held in Odisha.
Read the full story here Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, who is fighting Lok Sabha elections from the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat, has said that her party will support the return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits in the valley. Reaching out to displaced community, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday assured them of her party's support in their return and rehabilitation in the valley, provided they "demonstrate boldness and come back to their homes". The former J-K chief minister said she had suggested to Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, who had announced five marlas of land to the homeless, to give priority to the migrant Kashmiri Pandits.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged all poll officials on election duty not to forget their constitutional responsibilities in the face of pressure from the government. Gandhi went on to warn strict action against anyone who insults the constitutional oath once the INDIA bloc forms government. His remarks on 'X', formerly Twitter, came over Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav's post on the social media platform in which he shared a video purportedly showing a person voting for the BJP "eight times".
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