In a no-holds-barred attack on the Congress, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday it wants to restore the Muslim Personal Law in a bid to advance its appeasement politics, adding that the BJP would never let them succeed in their ulterior motives.
"Not even extreme heat could stop voters from casting their votes. This kind of enthusiasm should be there among all voters because the opportunity to elect the 18th Lok Sabha has arrived in the world's largest democracy," Thakur said.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a veiled swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that this election is different from previous ones as a party and an individual are trying to abolish India's constitution and democracy for the first time in history.
"Whenever Congress wins, then there is no discussion of EVM and VVPAT. When they won in Himachal Pradesh, did they oppose EVMs? Whenever the opposition loses, they blame the EVMs. All these allegations are baseless. It is just their character," Hazarika said.
Taking a swipe at the BJP-led NDA amid polling in Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha elections, late former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri's son and Congress leader, Anil Shastri, said on Friday the people have built in a narrative in their minds that the ruling party at the Centre will change
Speaking to ANI, Nambi Narayanan said, "I don't have a special message, but a normal message, particularly to those who are coming for the first time to vote. The only message I will give to the younger generation is to make sure you vote and go to the polling booth at the earliest before th
Of these, Hoshangabad is leading the voter turnout charts with 45.71 per cent voting followed by Satna 40.83 per cent, Tikamgarh 40.21 per cent, Khajuraho 37.89 per cent Damoh 37.57 per cent, and Rewa 31.85 per cent till 1 pm in the state.