The protests saw the presence of prominent leaders including Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and others. Meanwhile, on Sunday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) addressed a press conference giving it's clarification over the "vote theft" allegations and SI
The NDA on Sunday named Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its candidate for the Vice Presidential election. The announcement was made by BJP National President JP Nadda after the party's Parliamentary Board meeting in New Delhi.
The yatra began from Bihar's Sasaram on Sunday, with several leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Pawan Khera, Kanhaiya Kumar and others participating.
Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday strongly criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for praising the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in his speech on the 79th Independence Day, alleging that the organisation was opposed to India's freedom struggle.
"Choro ko hataiye, BJP ko bhagaiye, aur hume jitaiye, (Remove the thieves, make the BJP run away, help us win)," Lalu Yadav said during the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar's Sasaram.
"The entire country knows what the Election Commission is doing. Earlier, the country did not know how votes were being stolen. But we made it clear in the press conference how votes are being stolen. Whenever the theft is happening, whether in Bihar, Maharashtra, Assam, Bengal, we will c
"Narendra Modi is dead set on destroying the lives of the youth of Bihar. Modi makes the illiterate clap for him and does politics. But we do the politics of giving work to everyone's hand. Today that is why we are here. Election Commission, Modi Bihario ko choona lagana chahate hai (want
"They are basically saying that they admit they have stolen votes, so why didn't we catch them on time. Have you ever heard of something like this before? I have heard this for the first time, now a lot of things will happen for the first time," Pawan Khera said Sasaram, there for party's
A formal communication to this effect was issued by K C Venugopal, General Secretary (Organisation), AICC, following the approval of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.
The ceremony was attended by several senior party leaders, including Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who stood alongside Kharge during the flag hoisting and joined in singing the national anthem.
Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi extended heartfelt greetings to all citizens on the occasion of India's 79th Independence Day, paying tribute to the country's freedom fighters.