Lok Sabha Election 2024: PM Modi's 'Aurangzeb' Attack On Congress; AAP Takes 'Washing Machine' Jibe At BJP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Kundanagari Belgaum in Karnataka on Saturday night. He was welcomed by former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and other leaders.

Union Minister and BJP candidate from Mumbai North, Piyush Goyal goes for a morning walk and greets people as part of his election campaign on Sunday.

Mumbai North is slated to go for polls on May 20.

A cycle rally was held as a part of the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) to create awareness among the voters in Guwahati on Sunday.

The third phase of Lok Sabha polls in four constituencies of Assam will be held on May 7.

Telangana Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Sunday said, "Tomorrow is the 176th birth anniversary of Madhusudan...Rahul Gandhi is coming tomorrow to his birthplace Satyabhamapur (in Salipur) to pay tribute to him and give a call to the people of Odisha to stand for the ideology of Madhusudan.."

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered repolling at six polling stations in Outer Manipur on April 30.

Madhya Pradesh Minister and BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya has said, "We (BJP) will win all the 29 seats in Madhya Pradesh. We will win around 400 seats nationwide."

Union Minister and BJP candidate from Mumbai North Lok Sabha seat Piyush Goyal on Sunday saids, "We are getting the blessings for the work and leadership of PM Modi... Drainage issues will now be resolved... Finally, Mumbaikars are delighted that Mumbai is getting the global level infrastructure..."

On his candidature from the Mumbai North Lok Sabha seat, he said, "We all are party workers. We get to perform different duties from time to time. This is the strength of the BJP that we all are the workers of the party. The party will decide the further contributions of Gopal Shetty (sitting MP from Mumbai North Lok Sabha seat)."

AAP leader Atishi on Sunday while participating in 'AAP Walkathon: Walk for Kejriwal' in Delhi on Sunday said, "Today people have come from different parts of Delhi to participate in this walkathon for Arvind Kejriwal. They are showing their support and love, and giving blessings. Delhi people are fighting the election. They were thinking about breaking AAP by putting Arvind Kejriwal in jail. But the way people turned up in Sunita Kejriwal's roadshow, it has panicked the BJP."

BJP national president JP Nadda on Sunday said,"We have seen how in Mamata Banerjee's government, anti-social elements like Sheikh Shahjahan of Trinamool Congress are posing a threat to the existence of women in Sandeshkhali...Officials of the investigating agencies who had gone to Sandeshkhali to protect the honour and dignity of women were attacked... During the search in Sandeshkhali, CBI recovered 3 foreign revolvers, 1 revolver used by police, 1 foreign pistol, several bullets, and cartridges. NSG commandos also had to go there to protect the people in Sandeshkhali. From this, we can understand how Mamata Banerjee's government is spreading anarchy in West Bengal...The public will give you a befitting reply and BJP will win more than 35 seats in West Bengal..."

PDP candidate from Srinagar Parliamentary seat Waheed Parra has said, “We look forward to people’s participation in this election. We appeal to the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to support us to make their voices heard in Parliament. This is the time to vote to reclaim your spaces, voices, rights and special status.”

During 'AAP Walkathon: Walk for Kejriwal' in Delhi, party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday took a jibe at the BJP.

He demonstrated how leaders joining the BJP get clean as if the party is a 'Washing Machine'.

Assam Minister and BJP leader Ranjeet Kumar Dass on Sunday said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP are in the hearts of the people of India and Congress is now on the road. BJP's seats will definitely increase and Congress seats will decrease. Congress will get less than 50 seats..."

Union Minister Anurag Thakur listened to the problems of people and interacted with them during a program in Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh on Sunday.

He said, "Bomb explosion has become common during Mamata Banerjee's regime. A bomb explosion happens in Karnataka, the perpetrators get protection in Bengal. There are many such examples where criminals, corrupt, terrorists got protection there. What kind of government is this where the corruption, terrorism, crime against women are rampant? Mamata Banerjee protects corrupt official, businessmen and leaders."

Madhya Pradesh Mohan Yadav while addressing a public gathering in Guna yesterday has said, “As per our tradition, as soon as the daughter gets married, she adds her in-laws' surname after her name. How Priyanka (Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi) is a Gandhi? They all are fake Gandhis. They just want to gather votes in the name of Gandhi."

AAP leader and candidate from New Delhi constituency, Somnath Bharti uring the party's ‘AAP Walkathon: Walk for Kejriwal’ on Sunday said, “No matter how big their corruption is, if anyone joins BJP, they get higher posts in the party. BJP has become more like a ‘washing machine’. This walkathon, being led by our party leaders Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj, is an awareness campaign against the policies and injustice of BJP.”

Delhi Congress Chief Arvinder Singh Lovely on Sunday resigned from his post.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said, "Leaders of Mahayuti are threatening people to vote ...It was done in Solapur yesterday... Why are you doing these things if you have PM Modi and you are so confident about winning... In Baramati and Shirur Ajit Pawar is openly threatening businessmen, traders etc giving notices and threatening them to work for his wife, if not done then he is saying that they will be fined Rs 50 cr...Why is all this needed when there is a democracy in the country..."

On BJP National President JP Nadda's statement on CM Mamata Banerjee, TMC MP Saugata Roy on Sunday said,"Does he matter? He's not effective. He could not win his own state... Sheikh Shahjahan is only there in one constituency out of 294... All we want to say is let the law take its course in this matter..."

On INDIA alliance PM candidate, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said, "... A coalition government is much better than a democratically elected dictator. Who we choose as our Prime Minister is our wish. We will even make two or four Prime Ministers in a year, but we will not let our country go towards dictatorship..."

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary on Sunday said, "There is no joke going on in the country. His (Tejashwi Yadav) father ruled in Bihar for 15 years. There is democracy in our country and it is not a slave of any family. What Lalu Prasad did to the people of Bihar for 15 years, only the people of Bihar know... Everyone is free to speak and dream..."

On Arvinder Singh Lovely's resignation as the Delhi Congress Committee President, BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla on Sunday said, "...The Congress party has no mission or vision, it is only seeped in confusion, division, and contradiction. We have seen how this has been playing out, especially in Delhi. When workers of the Congress party were out on the streets of Delhi protesting against why tickets were given to people who had nothing to do with Delhi, like Kanhaiya Kumar, who has abused the armed forces and called the Naxalites as martyrs... AAP had completely obliterated the existence of Congress in Delhi, saying they would put Sheila Dixit and Sonia Gandhi in jail. The Congress had complained about how the AAP is involved in the liquor scam. But merely for political reasons, they have come together, that does not mean the voters will come together... Today the Congress is unable to retain its leaders because its own leaders are showing the mirror to Congress for its hypocrisy..."

AIMIM President and candidate from Hyderabad constituency, Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday held a door-to-door election campaign in the Old Malakpet area of his constituency in Telangana.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a rally in Karnataka's Belagavi on Sunday said, “In the last 10 years, India has become powerful. It’s a matter of pride that India is now identified as the ‘Mother of Democracy’. Around 25 crore people came out of poverty, which strengthened the self-confidence of the people. Congress has moved so much away from the interest of the country that they don’t become happy with the country's achievements.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said, "Congress has gone away from national interest." He said the party is "entangled in interest of a family".

During his rally at Belagavi in Karnataka, he said, "Just two days ago, the Supreme Court gave a tight slap to Congress and its group. The question is that on whose instructions Congress is spreading lies among people. Congress leaders lied about EVM. Every citizen of the country says that by doing this, they have tried to destroy the democracy of the country and therefore, they should apologise."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Congress wants to takeover people's wealth in the country.

During a rally in Karnataka's Belagavi, he said, "Congress wants to take over people's wealth, redistribute among its votebank".

He also targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying: "Congress 'prince' did not refer to 'atyachar' by Nawabs, Badshahs but insults our Raja, Maharajas."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday during his rally in Karnataka's Belagavi said, "Congress is making alliance with those who praise Mughal emperor Aurangzeb."

He said, “Congress didn’t take Bengaluru’s cafe blast case seriously. Why are you fooling people? You (Congress) should leave if you can’t do your duty properly. It’s the same Congress that is taking help from PFI, a banned terrorist organisation, to gather votes in Wayanad. You are surrendering to them and defending their activities to win one seat."

Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Sunday arrived at residence of party leader Arvinder Singh Lovely as he resigned from the position of Delhi Congress Chief.

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On the resignation of Delhi Congress President Arvinder Singh Lovely, Congress leader Sandeep Dixit on Sunday said, "... Being the Congress President and a Congress worker, he (Arvinder Singh Lovely) has a personal pain... His pain is that we are struggling to bring back our old reputation in Delhi. Becoming the President of Congress is a crown of thorns. Despite this, he worked hard in the last 6-8 months and built the party... Everyone felt that Congress is slowly awakening and when we get 2 or 3 seats, it seems that if we give seats to people with the consent of all the people of Congress, then the work will go better in the future ..."

Samajwadi Party candidate from Ballia, Sanatan Pandey on Sunday said, "The PM is of BJP. The way he has worked in last 10 years, it doesn't seem he is the PM of country. If 15 lakh crore was waived, it was not for farmers. The loans would have been waived of top people. When they came in 2014, they promised to double farmers' income, provide 2 cr jobs, bringing back black money, nothing happened. Now the people will not be influenced by their Jumla. INDIA alliance will form the government."

In his reaction on Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi attacking Prime Minister Modi over inflation, Samajwadi Party spokesperson Fakhrul Hassan Chaand on Sunday said, "BJP gave the slogan ‘Bahut Hui Mehangai Ki Maar, Abki Baar Modi Sarkaar’. However, for the last 10 years, the public is forced to pay GST on items like milk and curd. So, the issue has been raised by Priyanka Gandhi.”

Union Minister and BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Sunday said, "Till 2014, India was at 11th position in the size of economy. Now India is at 5th position. No one can stop India from getting into top 3 economies by 2027. We have a strong and credible leader in PM Modi. He has vision, mission and passion. INDIA alliance doesn't have a leader, policy, intent. Everyone including JL Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Manmohan Singh talked about eradicating poverty but they could not. But in the last 10 years, 25 cr people were withdrawn from poverty. But we are not satisfied. Within 5-10 years, we will completely eradicate poverty."

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during a rally in Bareilly on Sunday said, "These are those Congress, SP & BSP when Congress was in power it said, Ram never existed, SP used to say even a bird can't fly in Ayodhya. Now, when they are devoid of power, how they are shaking like a fish without water. Kalyan Singh, whose entire life went in the service of the state and Ayodhya, on his death not even a word of condolences came from the Samajwadi Party. But, you must have seen the people of SP in crocodile tears at the death of a 'mafia' and there they read 'fatiah'."

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said, "Modi runs government for crorepatis from Delhi, Naveen Patnaik runs govt that works for select people in Odisha."

During his address at an election rally in Odisha's Kendrapara, he said,"They are benefitting that 22 people. They have given PANN to Odisha. The state is being run by Pandian. Amit Shah, Narendra Modi, Narendra Modi, means PANN. They have looted you. 9 lakh cr was looted through mining scam. 20,000 cr was looted through land grab. Plantation scam was of 15,000 cr. As soon as Congress government will be formed, we will start giving you back your money."

BJP president JP Nadda during a rally in West Bengal's Murshidabad said, "Mamata Banerjee rule known for corruption, extortion, appeasement, discrimination."

He also said, "Women not safe under Mamata Banerjee rule in Bengal".

AAP leader Atishi on Sunday alleged that Election Commission of India(ECI) has imposed a ban on AAP's Lok Sabha poll campaign song 'Jail ke jawab mein hum vote denge'.

She said, "... Another political weapon of the BJP, the Election Commission has put a ban on AAP's campaign song. This has happened for the first time in the history of India, that the Election Commission has put a ban on the election song of a political party. The same Election Commission ignores the violation of the MCC done everyday by the BJP... The EC says that our campaign song puts the Directors of CBI and ED in a bad light... The ECI does not object when the ED, CBI, and other cases on political leaders are shut as soon as they join the BJP, but when we mention that in our campaign song, the ECI objects to it... ECI says that if you talk about dictatorship, this is a criticism of the ruling party. This means that ECI also believes that the BJP is a dictatorship government..."

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference chief Dr Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said, "The candidates are increasing. There are no issues. INDIA alliance is strong. We hope to register a win..."

Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his rally in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj on Sunday said, "Rahul Baba is spreading lies in the name of backward classes. He says that if BJP wins 400 seats, BJP will remove reservation in the country. He doesn't understand, that we had two full terms with an absolute majority to remove reservation, but Narendra Modi is a supporter of reservation. Today I will give you a Modi Guarantee that the SC, ST, and OBC reservation will neither be removed by the BJP nor will we let anyone else do that."

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during a rally in Uttar Pradesh's Budaun on Sunday said,"Samajwadi Party has changed the candidates so many times, it looks like they have conceded defeat... 'pehale chacha ko ticket diya to chacha pe umar ka jyada bojh aa gya aur chacha ne palayan ka rasta apna liya, ab bhatije par vishwas krne ka prayas hua hai lekin bhatije ke paanw pehale hi ukhad chuke hain'."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the public meeting in Sirsi on Sunday said, "Today I have come to seek the blessings of all of you, of entire Karnataka, for a developed Karnataka, for a developed India and when there are so many mothers and sisters, there is so much zeal and enthusiasm, there is the belief of victory, there is the resolve for a developed India, then I am fully confident that there will be no dearth of your blessings."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Congress "tried till last minute to ensure Ayodhya Ram temple is not built".

During his rally in Karnataka's Sirsi, he said, "There should have been decision to build Ram temple in Ayodhya on next day of country's independence".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the public meeting in Sirsi on Sunday said, "The entire country including Karnataka has a history where Nawab, Sultans and Badshah have committed heinous crimes and tyranny on common people, these Sultans have destructed & looted our temples and pilgrimages, but 'Shehzada' has given them the clean chit and declared our Rajas and Maharajas as tyrants. This attempt of Congress to divide the nation is dangerous."

In his reaction to Arvinder Singh Lovely’s resignation from the Delhi Congress chief post, the party's leader Surendra Rajput on Sunday said, “Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will decide the future course of action on the letter written by Arvinder Singh Lovely to him. I would only say that our alliance with Aam Aadmi Party happened with his participation and as per his wish. The general elections are going on and one should keep personal expectations and aspirations aside for now."

Arvinder Singh Lovely's supporters heckled and manhandled former Congress MLA Asif Mohammad.

Earlier, Arvinder Singh Lovely resigned as Delhi Congress President.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said, “I got to know when I came here that a video is being circulated that people of Sangh (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) say this from outside but from inside they don’t support reservation. We cannot speak about this outside. This is completely false. RSS has been supporting reservations as per the Constitution since the time it came. The Sangh says that reservations should continue till the time people will need them. The video shows me holding a meeting but this has never happened. However, it has been shown with the help of technology and AI."

Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a rally in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri said, "When I took the bill to abrogate Article 370, 'Rahul Baba' who is a special friend of Akhilesh Yadav said that Article 370 shouldn't be abrogated otherwise bloodshed will happen in Kashmir. But, it's PM Modi's govt and no one has dared to pelt a stone..."

He also launched an attack on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav saying, "Samajwadi Party who claims to represent Yadavs. I want to tell you, that Mulayam Singh became the CM, then his son became the CM, and after his (Mulayam Singh Yadav) death her daughter-in-law became the MP. This time Akhilesh Yadav is contesting from Kannauj, Dimple Yadav from Mainpuri, Akshay Yadav from Firozabad, Aditya Yadav from Budaun and Dharmendra Yadav from Azamgarh. I want to ask Akhilesh Yadav, don't you find other 'Yadavs' but from your family?..."

In his reaction to the resignation of Arvinder Singh Lovely from the post of Delhi Congress Chief, BJP leader Manoj Tiwari on Sunday, "The way DPCC Chief resigned saying that he is not being heard, means that the Congress has been uprooted. People will press the BJP button and answer them."

Speaking at a rally in Kendrapara, Odisha, Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi has take fresh attacks against the BJP and BJD alliance in the state.

"Here, BJD and BJP are married...both are hand in glove with each other...'Delhi's uncle' and 'Naveen babu' did partnership...Adani was given the state, uncle and 'Naveen babu' together gave 'PAANN' to the people of Odisha. 'PAAN' means the state is being run by Pandian, Amit Shah, Narendra Modi and Naveen Patnaik, means 'PAANN' and they stole your entire wealth," stated Gandhi

Delhi's Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely has stated that he will not be joining another party. The Delhi chief resigned earlier on Sunday, citing issues with Congress' alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party.

Speaking at a rally in Sangrur, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has expressed confidence for the winning chances of the INDIA alliance.

"I am travelling in the whole country... Two phases of the elections are complete. Voting on 190 seats is complete. Out of those 190, the INDIA alliance is winning 120-125 seats. We are going to have a share in forming the government. The upcoming central government will not be formed without the Aam Aadmi Party," stated the Punjab CM.

Speaking on the resignation of Delhi Congress president Arvinder Singh Lovely, BJP's Delhi president has stated that the allegations made by Lovely point out to the level of corruption in the Congress-AAP alliance.

"The allegations that he made, we have been speaking about this since day one. Congress and AAP top leadership joined hands to hide their corruption, their parties united not their hearts, which is visible here...The day Udit Raj and Kanhaiya Kumar were given tickets...those who stand with people who want to divide the country, a person with self-respect will never stay there. Arvinder Singh Lovely listened to his soul...in Congress, decisions are not taken but imposed..."

The third phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 will begin on May 7. During the third phase, a total of 12 states will head to the polls to cast their votes. Eligible voters will be picking their candidates across 94 constituencies in these states.

The states and union territories voting on May 7 are -

1. Assam

2. Bihar

3. Chhattisgarh

4. Goa

5. ujarat

6. Karnataka

7. Madhya Pradesh

8. Maharashtra

9. Uttar Pradesh

10. West Bengal

11. Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

12. Jammu and Kashmir

For the first two phases of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Election Commission of India reported low voter turnouts.

For Phase 1 of the elections (April 19), the ECI reported a turnout of nearly 66 percent - 66.1 percent. For Phase 2 on April 26, the voter turnout stood at nearly 61 percent - 60.96 percent.

As per AAP sources, Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita has been denied permission to meet Delhi CM in jail.

With the Delhi CM in jail, his wife Sunita Kejriwal is running the show and campaigning ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Delhi will be going to the polls on May 25.

Citing the murder of 23-year-old Neha Hiremath, PM Modi has accused the Congress government of "kneeling down before appeasement politics".

"The Karnataka Congress has kneeled down before the appeasement politics. A mindset is being pushed, which is dangerous for Karnataka and the country. Crime and terror cannot be compromised for vote bank. But Congress is not ready to learn anything," stated the PM.