Lok Sabha campaign highlights: Rahul says Modi broke India's economic spine
Rahul Gandhi also said the Congress government would guarantee minimum income to every poor Indian
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Congress President Rahul Gandhi addresses booth workers in Cochin, Kerala, on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. Photo: @INCIndia
Rahul Gandhi meets senior UDF leaders during Cochin visit
TMC issues defamation notice to Amit Shah for remarks against Mamata.
Senior TMC leader Chandrima Bhattacharya on Tuesday issued a defamation notice to BJP national president Amit Shah for his remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. At a rally in East Midnapore district's Kanthi, Shah launched a scathing attack against the TMC government in West Bengal and alleged that Banerjee's paintings were bought by chit fund owners for crores of rupees.
Bhattacharya, who is also the minister of state for health in West Bengal government, accused Shah of trying to malign the TMC supremo's image by "uttering lies". "I have issued a defamation notice against BJP national president Amit Shah for his defamatory and malicious remarks against Mamata Banerjee," she said.
Modi broke India's economic backbone: Rahul Gandhi
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First Published: Jan 29 2019 | 9:13 AM IST