Assembly Elections 2024 Updates | 'Buch hai toh syndicate safe hai', Rahul alleges SEBI chief being protected
With one more phase left in Jharkhand and Maharashtra Assembly polls, the Election Commission has been inundated by both BJP and Congress complaining about Model code violations. In the latest turn, Congress has asked for a campaign ban on BJP's 'star' campaigners, PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Meanwhile, Yogi's sloagn of 'batenge toh katenge' has sparked a new slew of disapproval, this time from Mahayuti allies like Ashok Chavan. As the two states gear up for polls, with Nov 20 just a few days away, keep track of the political drama here on DH.
Rahul Gandhi's attack on Buch is also seen as a target at Modi-led BJP that has been using the slogan 'ek hai toh safe hai' in their campaigns ahead of Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections, alleging that Congress wishes to divide Indians with their caste survey.
11:3915 Nov 2024
Prakash Ambedkar's mother Meeratai Ambedkar votes in Mumbai
10:4415 Nov 2024
Rahul Gandhi is our star campaigner, wherever he goes, the lotus blooms, says BJP leader Amar Kumar Bauri
"...Now the public has to decide in the second phase of elections, these lovers of Bangladeshi infiltrators will be completely driven out...He (Rahul Gandhi) is our star campaigner. Wherever he goes, the lotus blooms, grows stronger": Jharkhand BJP leader
10:3915 Nov 2024
On the issue of Aurangzeb raised during elections, Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis slams Owaisi for questioning the name of Sambhaji Nagar
"In Owaisi's addresses, they say how the name was given to Sambhaji Nagar. What is the relation of Sambhaji? When in his meetings it is said that this land belongs to Razakars then I have to remind him that this land belongs to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, it is the land of our ancestors, the Razakars had occupied it and committed atrocities on our ancestors of that time...The sacrifice made by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is known to everyone in history, why do we want to hide it..."
10:2515 Nov 2024
BJP using money garnered from paper leaks to fund Jharkhand poll campaign, alleges Soren
Taking a dig at the central investigative agencies, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday claimed that they were busy probing incidents like "chicken theft" while cases like the examination paper leaks in UP remain untouched at the behest of the BJP.
Soren alleged that the BJP was behind the paper leaks in the states it ruled, and the money it garnered from there was being used to fund its poll campaigns.