On being asked about Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's candidature from Amethi and Raebareli, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Amethi, Smriti Irani said that she can contest against anybody only if there is a candidate against her.
ECI has invoked Section 77 of the Representation of the People Act and held party presidents responsible, as a first step, to reign in star campaigners.
The petition argues that the returning officer has already verified the nomination papers, and the Election Commission has no authority to take action against the chief minister.
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and the leader of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Hemant Soren's wife, Kalpana Soren, filed her nomination papers for the Gandey Assembly by-poll in Giridih on Monday.
Referring to former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, he said," We have lost our leaders and made sacrifices for the country and still, the BJP blames Congress".
Alleging the Centre of caste discrimination at a public meeting in Gujarat' Patan on Monday, he said, "Who runs the government? 90 people run the Delhi government. Modi ji signs off on things. 90 IAS officers run the Indian government. I have looked up their names. Out of the 90, only 3 offi
Shah questioned the practicality of the INDIA alliance's plan to rotate the Prime Minister's role annually, asking if this is a practical way to run a country.
Addressing a public meeting in Telangana's Mahabubabad, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership and launched a scathing attack on the INDI alliance saying that if Rahul Gandhi had become PM he could not have dealt with c
No casualties or financial losses were reported since the avalanche struck the Sonamarg area on the forest side, thus resulting in no damage, said officials.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday said that the "heinous" crimes committed by Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna have ruined the lives of hundreds of women. Vadra also questioned the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the matter.
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani filed her nomination papers for Amethi Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh on Monday and expressed confidence that people will bless the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the elections