Congress on Friday released its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, announcing various poll promises to woo women, youth, farmers, SCs, STs and OBCs in the country, however, the Bharatiya Janata Party called it "bundle of false claims".
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that the contest on the Baramati Lok Sabha seat is not between the NCP (SCP) Supriya Sule and Sunetra Pawar, adding that the battle here will be fought between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party President BY Vijayendra on Friday questioned the opposition alliance of their prime ministerial candidate and asserted that the prime ministerial candidate of the BJP is Narendra Modi.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) D Raja on Friday downplayed BJP's "hyperbolic claims" of winning 400 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and said that it will be a close contest and CPI hoped there will be a change in government.
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday criticised the INDI bloc, hinting at the looming downfall of the Congress party.
Presiding over the release of the party's 'Nyay Patra' or manifesto for the seven-phased Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said just like billionaire tycoon Gautam Adani, who holds a "monopoly in ports and infrastructure", Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a "monopol
"Congress and its leaders have been repeatedly saying that democracy and the Constitution are endangered, democracy is not in danger, the Constitution is in safe hands, but if someone is endangered, then it's the Congress party. Congress is going into the trough," Chouhan said.
Congress Chief, while speaking at the event organized for launching the party's manifesto for the general elections, took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that the latter is sloganeering for '400 paar' to induct Congress leaders.
The party's election manifesto focuses on 'Paanch Nyay' or five pillars of justice, including 'Yuva Nyay', 'Naari Nyay', 'Kisaan Nyay', 'Shramik Nyay' and 'Hissedari Nyay' as well as the guarantees made by it to the people as part of its poll promises for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will headline an INDIA bloc rally in Coimbatore, the prized Lok Sabha seat that is to be contested by BJP heavyweight and the party's state president K Annamalai, on April 12.
According to an affidavit filed before the returning officer on Wednesday, he has declared movable assets of over Rs 9 crore (Rs 9,24,59,264) and immovable assets of over Rs 11 crore (Rs 11,15,02,598).