The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has extended legal support to an X user identified as Bhiku Mhatre following his arrest by Karnataka police for allegedly posting an edited video of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Voting for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be held on May 20, which will cover 49 seats across 6 states and two Union Territories.
Congress leader Kishori Lal Sharma who is contesting against BJP's sitting MP Smriti Irani in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi on INDIA alliance expressed confidence in winning the polls.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Karyakarta Vikas Varg- Dwitiya commenced at the Maharshi Vyas Sabhagriha, Dr Hedgewar Smriti Bhavan premises in Reshimbagh, Nagpur on Friday morning.
"This whole subset, that is so enamored by the giggling Gandhis, they don't realize the muck, violence, torture, they are capable of. Beneath that sheen, is so much of dirt," Irani said attacking the Gandhi family.
Asserting that the release of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from jail is having no impact in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, Union Minister Smriti Irani said that Aam Aadmi Party chief is "unable to manage his own life" and is seen walking with a person who allegedly assaulted Rajya S
Amethi has been a stronghold of the Congress party for decades, until Bharatiya Janata Party leader Smriti Irani won the Lok Sabha elections in 2019 against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, ending the Gandhi family's stint there.
"All of you have mobile phones now. 10 years ago, it was written on its back, 'Made in Japan', 'Made in China', 'Made in Taiwan', 'Made in Korea'. Now look at your mobile phones. You will notice 'Made in India' written on it. This is how India is changing. Don't we need to give it strength?
"...This is that Jagdishpur where Congress MP's goon used to engage in mischief. Miscreants used to harass the daughters of Hindu families," Irani said while campaigning at Amethi on Tuesday.
Smriti Rekha Chakma, the weaver from Tripura who received multiple national awards for her exceptional weaving skills, was recently conferred the Padma Shri award by the President of India in New Delhi.
Irani met shopkeepers and people while campaigning at Amethi Bazar and appealed to them to exercise their franchise. The Union Minister was also offered lassi from the Ashrafi Lal Lassi Corner, which she visited in 2021.