Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday tore into the INDIA bloc accusing it of being extremely "communal, casteist and nepotistic" as he alleged that all parties which are the Congress are to be blamed for the anti-Sikh riots. Addressing a rally in Dwarka, he said the BJP's development model is committed to 'nation first' but for the Congress and the INDIA grouping, the only agenda is 'family first'.
At an election rally at Ranchi, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi hit out against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that the prime minister takes credit for Chandrayaan 3, but does not provide salaries on time to HEC engineers who built its components.
At a poll rally in UP's Shravasti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the Congress, alleging that if the Congress wins, terrorists who are in jail today will be called to PM's house and fed 'biryani'.
The Congress has consciously contested on a lesser number of seats in this Lok Sabha election as part of a strategy to keep the INDIA bloc together and defeat the BJP, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge stated in an interview with PTI. Kharge asserted that this does not exhibit "under-confidence" on the part of the party as the "compromise was struck to ensure victory of the united opposition while giving space to other parties which have strengths in different parts of the country".
Ahead of the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address elections rallies in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi today. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will also lead a rally in Charkhi Dadri and a public meeting in Sonipat.
The Delhi Traffic Police has released an advisory in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election rally in the national capital today. He will be campaigning in the Dwarka Lok Sabha constituency this evening.
At the Nari Shakti Samvaad programme in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday claimed that before 2014, women did not get the respect they deserved. Adityanath asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi prioritized women's welfare in his government's agenda in the past 10 years. "Before 2014, daughters and sisters in the country were unsafe and did not get the respect they deserved. They were harassed in the name of triple talaq and there was hesitation in giving them proper representation," Adityanath said.
Home Minister Amit Shah accused the BJD government in Odisha of looting the Ratna Bhandaar at the iconic Jagannath Temple. Shah said, "I wish a pose a direct question to Naveen Patnaik and I want his answer. Where did the keys to the Mahaprabhu's (Lord Jagannath's) 'Ratna Bhandaar' (at Puri's Jagannath temple) disappear? Naveen Patnaik should answer if duplicate keys were made. I can tell you that if the BJP comes to power in Odisha, we will take those, who looted the state of its wealth and resources, to task within the first 100 days of forming the government here. We will bring those, who looted the Ratna Bhandaar, to justice."