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J-K, Haryana Assembly polls updates: Catch all the latest news developments related to the Assembly polls here

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		Ahead of the assembly elections in Haryana, BSP supremo Mayawati on Monday urged Dalit leaders to sever ties with the Congress and other &quot;casteist parties&quot; and follow the path laid down by Dr BR Ambedkar.</div>
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		The comments come amid attempts by the alliance of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) to position itself as a pro-Dalit alternative in Haryana. In a series of posts on X, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister accused the Congress and other &quot;casteist parties&quot; of using Dalit leaders only in times of trouble and later marginalising them.<br />
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			Weeks ahead of the Haryana Assembly elections, the All India Congress Committee suspended rebel party leader Chitra Sarwara for a period of six years for being involved in &quot;anti-party activities&quot;. This comes after Chitra Sarwara fielded her candidature from Ambala Cantonment as an independent candidate. The Congress has fielded Parvinder Pal Pari from the seat against six-time MLA and senior BJP leader Anil Vij. The Congress said Sarwara&#39;s participation as an independent candidate against its nominee constitutes a &#39;violation&#39; of the party&#39;s policy.</div>
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			&quot;We have received multiple reports from Congress workers and candidates of the Ambala Cantt Vidhan Sabha regarding your involvement in activities contrary to the party&#39;s interests. Specifically, your participation as an independent candidate against the Congress candidate constitutes a violation of party policy,&quot; the official statement from the AICC said.</div>
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			&quot;The AICC has reviewed evidence of your actions and, as a result, we are compelled to take action. Consequently, we are suspending your membership in the Congress Party for a period of six years due to these anti-party activities,&quot; it added.</div>
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Assembly polls highlights: Modi only talks about his 'Mann ki Baat', not 'kaam ki baat,' says Rahul

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BJP leader Anil Vij claims Congress workers created ruckus at his event in Haryana

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J-K polls: Engineer Rashid claims Omar, Sajad ganged up to defeat his party

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	Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid on Monday alleged that National Conference leader Omar Abdullah and People&#39;s Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone had ganged up in a bid to defeat his Awami Ittehad Party candidates. &quot;Just a few days ago, Omar sahib was branding everyone, including Sajad Lone and Altaf Bukhari&#39;s Apni Party, as the BJP&#39;s B teams. I have irrefutable evidence that Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone have ganged up to defeat Engineer Rashid in north Kashmir and elsewhere. Can Omar Abdullah now tell us which is the BJP&#39;s B team?&quot; Rashid said.</div>

Haryana Assembly polls: Congress suspends Chitra Sarwara for six years for 'anti-party activities'

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	Weeks ahead of the Haryana Assembly elections, the All India Congress Committee suspended rebel party leader Chitra Sarwara for a period of six years for being involved in &quot;anti-party activities&quot;. This comes after Chitra Sarwara fielded her candidature from Ambala Cantonment as an independent candidate. The Congress has fielded Parvinder Pal Pari from the seat against six-time MLA and senior BJP leader Anil Vij.</div>

Mayawati urges Dalit leaders to break ties with Cong ahead of Haryana polls

BSP chief Mayawati on Monday urged Dalit leaders to sever ties with the Congress and other &quot;casteist parties&quot; and follow the path laid down by Dr BR Ambedkar. The comments come amid attempts by the alliance of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) to position itself as a pro-Dalit alternative in Haryana.

'You can break anyone, but not Haryanawaley': Kejriwal alleges BJP tried to make him join NDA

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	AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday sharpened his attack on the BJP government at the Centre, alleging that they wanted to &quot;break&quot; him in jail and make him join the NDA.</div>
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	&quot;They don&#39;t know that I am from Haryana. You can break anyone, but not Haryanawaley,&quot; said Kejriwal during a roadshow in Dabwali in Sirsa district ahead of the assembly polls in the state.<br />
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	The AAP chief said the BJP was scared of his honesty and alleged that the party put him in jail in a &quot;fake&quot; case to &quot;sully&quot; his image.<br />
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	&quot;They wanted to break me and they repeatedly asked me to join the Bharatiya Janata Party, National Democratic Alliance...I did not break and after coming out of jail, I am before you today,&quot; Kejriwal said at the roadshow held in support of Kuldeep Singh, the party&#39;s candidate from the Dabwali assembly seat.<br />
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	The former Delhi chief minister claimed that the BJP used &quot;various tactics&quot; to &quot;break him&quot;.<br />
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	&quot;They stopped my medicines. I am a diabetic but they stopped my insulin. My kidney would have been damaged. We had to get directions from court to allow insulin to me,&quot; Kejriwal claimed.<br />
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	Kejriwal resigned as Delhi chief minister after being released from Tihar jail last week in the excise policy case. AAP leader Atishi later took oath as chief minister.</div>
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	This is the AAP national convener&#39;s second visit to the state for assembly poll campaigning -- he had on Friday held a roadshow in Jagadhri constituency in Yamunanagar district for party candidate Adarsh Pal.<br />
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	Haryana will go to polls on October 5 and results of the election will be declared on October 8.<br />
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	Addressing the gathering during his roadshow in Dabwali on Monday, Kejriwal, referring to the excise policy case, said, &quot;They put me in jail for five months. What was my fault? For ten years, I have been serving the people of Delhi and ran government with full honesty. I ask you, there are two states where electricity is free and available round-the-clock. And the costliest power is in Haryana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, where the BJP rules.&quot; &quot;Is the one who gives cheap power a (thief) or the other way round. For ten years, we built good schools, ended the education mafia, gave water and power free, built good roads and hospitals and they say Kejriwal is a thief, he said.</div>

Haryana elections: Everyone knows I am a 'Congressi', says Kumari Selja amid 'BJP switch' talk

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	Senior Congress leader Kumari Selja on Monday avowed her dedication to her party and said everyone knows she is a &quot;Congressi&quot;, as she dismissed suggestions that she could switch over to the BJP.<br />
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	Amid reports that she was disgruntled over ticket distribution for the Haryana Assembly polls, Selja also dismissed talk of discord within the party ranks and said, &quot;We will together to form the government&quot;.<br />
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	Asked about the BJP&#39;s recent overtures to her to join its ranks amid reports that she was discontented over ticket distribution for the Haryana Assembly polls, the Congress general secretary said, &quot;The BJP is probably more concerned. There are many things that go around within the party.</div>

PM Modi only talks about his 'Mann ki Baat', not 'kaam ki baat,' says Rahul Gandhi

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	&quot;PM Modi only talks about his &#39;Mann ki Baat&#39;, not &#39;kaam ki baat&#39; which is to give jobs and control price rise,&quot; Rahul Gandhi at Srinagar rally.&nbsp; I will raise your issues in Parliament, you just have to order me and I will take it up, Gandhi said. in Srinagar.&nbsp;</div>

Democratic rights of people snatched by downgrading J-K to union territory: Rahul Gandhi in Srinagar

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	Unemployment rising across country as educated people are not finding jobs; this is Narendra Modi&#39;s gift, says Rahul Gandhi at Srinagar rally.</div>

JMM-led alliance patronising infiltrators in Jharkhand for votes: Nadda

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	BJP president J P Nadda on Monday lashed out at the ruling JMM-led alliance in Jharkhand, accusing it of &ldquo;patronising&rdquo; infiltrators in the state for votes.</div>
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	Nadda, who launched the BJP&#39;s &lsquo;Parivartan Yatra&#39; here, also alleged that infiltrators were grabbing land and expanding their base in the state, reducing the tribal population. &quot;Tribal population has declined in the state... it has reduced to 28 per cent from 44 per cent earlier. Infiltrators and Rohingyas are grabbing land here and marrying tribals, while the JMM is patronising them for votes,&quot; he asserted.</div>

Congress is anti-Dalit, alleges Home Minister Amit Shah at Haryana rally

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	Congress always insulted Dalit leaders be it Ashok Tanwar or Kumari Selja, Amit Shah alleged at a rally in Tohana.</div>
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Cong will put pressure on Centre to restore statehood to J-K, says Rahul in Poonch

&quot;Hate cannot be defeated by hate, it can be won by love. We have broken &#39;psychology&#39; of PM Modi through love,&quot; Rahul Gandhi said in a rally at Jammu and Kashmir.

Congress chief Kharge advised rest, to skip Monday's campaign in Haryana

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	Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will miss the party&#39;s campaign in Haryana on Monday after being advised rest. Kharge was scheduled to address two election rallies in Ambala city and in Gharaunda of Karnal district on Monday. &quot;The Congress president is unable to travel today because he has been advised rest. Both rallies in Haryana (which Kharge was to address) will be addressed by state leaders,&quot; a party leader said.</div>

Amid murmurs of infighting, Surjewala says Selja to join Haryana Congress campaign

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	Sirsa MP Kumari Selja will campaign for the Congress and address a public meeting in Narwana this week, party general secretary Randeep Surjewala said on Monday after the BJP targeted the grand old party over alleged infighting amid reports that she was sulking. The 61-year-old Selja is a Congress general secretary and prominent Dalit face of the party. With Haryana going to polls on October 5, the ruling BJP has been targeting the Congress over the Dalit leader staying away from the poll campaign. Recently, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Manohar Lal Khattar had invited Selja to join the saffron party.&nbsp;</div>