CEC Rajiv Kumar expressed pleasure that on India's invitation, the 75 international visitors from election management bodies (EMBs) of 23 countries are here to witness the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Hitting out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his candidature from Raebareli for the Lok Sabha elections, BJP MLA Balmukundacharya on Saturday said the former would be better suited to contest from his "maternal home" in Italy.
"He has contested from South (referring to Rahul Gandhi contesting from Wayanad in Kerala). Now he is contesting from North (Rahul Gandhi is also in the race from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh). He undertook a Bharat Yatra and therefore have the right to contest from any part of the Country,"
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reiterated that his party will scrap the Agnipath Scheme in case the INDIA bloc is voted to power after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and said that 1.5 lakh youth who had completed the Army recruitment process should be compensated.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of spreading hatred and said that every Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Christian wants to live a life and visit their places of worship with dignity.
As the world's largest democracy is undergoing the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India has invited 75 international visitors from Election Management Bodies (EMBs) of 23 countries to watch the world's largest elections unfold.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur mocked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for running from Wayanad to Rae Bareli and said that the latter will face defeat in both the Lok Sabha constituencies.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that Muslim's situation in today's India is similar to that of the Jews in Germany during dictator Adolf Hitler's era.
Election Commission of India has doubled up its voter participation interventions to overcome the small drop in turnout in the first two phases of Lok Sabha polls.
Calling them (INDIA bloc) "anti-nationals" and "anti-Ram", BJP chief JP Nadda hit out at the Congress top brass for remaining silent over the "anti" Sanatana Dharma remarks of DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin.