In an interview with PTI, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that the Congress consciously contested fewer seats in the Lok Sabha elections this time as part of its strategy to maintain unity in the Indian Congress and defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party. Ta. Kharge said this led to a “lack of confidence” on the party’s part, as “compromises were made to ensure a united opposition victory while giving space to other parties with strengths in different parts of the country.” He claimed that it did not indicate that.
Ahead of the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address election 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 issued an advisory in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election rally in the national capital today. He is scheduled to campaign in Dwarka Lok Sabha constituency tonight. At the Nari Shakti Samvad program in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday claimed that before 2014, women did not get the respect they deserved. Mr. Adityanath asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has prioritized women’s welfare in his government’s agenda for the past 10 years. “Before 2014, the daughters and sisters of this country were not safe and did not get the respect they deserved. There was some hesitation,” Adityanath said. Home Minister Amit Shah has accused the BJD government in Odisha of looting Ratna Bhandar at the iconic Jagannath temple. Shah said, “I want to ask Naveen Patnaik a direct question and get the answer. Where did the key of Mahaprabhu’s (Lord Jagannath) ‘Ratna Bhandar’ (Jagannath temple in Puri) disappear? Duplicate keys? If so, Naveen Patnaik should answer.” What I can say is that if the Bharatiya Janata Party comes to power in Odisha, those who plundered its wealth and resources will be brought here within the first 100 days of forming the government. Please give justice to those who plundered Ratna Bhandar. ”
