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  • Lakshmi does now not trip bicycle or elephant, visits other people on lotus: Rajnath Singh

    Via PTI

    AMETHI: Goddess Lakshmi does now not talk over with other people on a bicycle or an elephant however is going round sitting in a lotus, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated right here on Sunday, in the hunt for to hyperlink peoples’ prosperity and state’s building with the BJP’s ballot image.

    Addressing an election rally in Jagdishpur close to right here, Singh stated handiest the BJP is the actual well-wisher of the deficient and the vulnerable.

    “Goddess Lakshmi by no means is going to someone’s space using a cycle or an elephant or on (any person’s) hand. Goddess Lakshmi visits other people handiest sitting on a lotus,” stated Singh.

    “The PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi, Ujjwala Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana are the indications of goddess Lakshmi’s arrival,” he added.

    The defence minister stated even global companies have stated handiest the BJP is working a just right executive in India. The BJP has fulfilled no matter guarantees it had made, he added.

    Attacking the Samajwadi Birthday party, he stated, “Socialism (Samajwad) has now not even touched the Samajwadi Birthday party. Socialism makes the society loose from the worry and crime which is what the BJP is doing,” he stated.

    With out naming any political birthday celebration, he stated, “Had the former governments in truth fulfilled their bulletins, our nation do not have lagged. They’ve breached the believe of the folk. However is not going to destroy the religion that the folk have reposed in us. The rustic is shifting forward at a quick tempo as of late,” the defence minister stated.

    The defence minister stated with the co-operation of Russia, AK-203 rifles and missiles will now be made in Amethi. The guns for our defense force at the moment are being made within the nation, he added.

    Amethi will move to the polls on February 27 within the 5th part of the seven-phase UP meeting elections.

  • BJP taking nation against ‘risk’, desires just one ideology to rule in nation: Rahul

    Via PTI

    RAIPUR: In a scathing assault at the BJP, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the saffron celebration of taking the rustic against “risk” and stated that in conjunction with the RSS, it desires just one ideology to rule over all states, languages and historical past which will by no means occur.

    Reiterating what he stated in Lok Sabha an afternoon in the past, Gandhi stated the “grave risk” is that the BJP is dividing the country into two international locations — one belonging to make a choice billionaires and the opposite to the crores of not unusual other people.

    “I made a speech in Lok Sabha the day prior to this through which I talked in regards to the two-three demanding situations dealing with the rustic. The BJP and its ideology are taking our nation against risk. What’s the risk — the primary grave risk is that the BJP is dividing the rustic into two international locations,” he stated whilst addressing a serve as at Science Faculty floor in Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur.

    “One nation is of decided on billionaires, the place there’s the whole thing together with planes, wealth and prime generation, whilst the second is of crores of the folks of the rustic,” he stated.

    “They believe that by means of making two international locations, the rustic which belongs to the deficient is powerless and can stay quiet. They believe the deficient of the rustic are afraid. However the deficient of the rustic don’t seem to be terrified of any person, slightly they’re those who’ve constructed the rustic,” Gandhi stated.

    “If any person has taken India so far and ensured the growth, it isn’t a celebration, however the farmers, labourers and the deficient. So when it’s requested what has took place in 70 years, it’s an insult to farmers, their folks, labourers, and small businessmen, to not the Congress celebration,” he added.

    He stated that the 100 wealthiest other people in India have more cash than 40 according to cent of the inhabitants.

    “Whilst 40 according to cent battle with starvation and poverty, 5-10 capitalist pals of the top minister amass the entire wealth, we do not want a rustic like this. We will be able to now not permit the rustic to develop into so,” Gandhi asserted.

    “If there’s growth on this nation – then everybody shall be a part of it, now not only a few industrialists. If there’s growth within the nation, then everybody will receive advantages,” he stated.

    At the instance, Gandhi introduced the Chhattisgarh govt’s ‘Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Bhoomihin Krishi Majdoor Nyay Yojana’, beneath which landless labourers in rural spaces shall be given monetary help of Rs 6,000 according to yr in 3 installments. The primary installment of Rs 2,000 was once deposited into the accounts of just about 3.55 lakh landless households of labourers, barbers, blacksmiths, monks, wooded area produce creditors and shepherds, amongst others, at the instance beneath the scheme.

    ALSO READ: Rahul Gandhi launches welfare scheme for landless labourers in Chhattisgarh

    He laid the root stone of a memorial right here that can space an everlasting flame at the traces of the ‘Amar Jawan Jyoti’ as a tribute to infantrymen and safety workforce who’ve misplaced their lives within the line of responsibility.

    Gandhi additionally laid the root stone of ‘Gandhi Sevagram’ ashram to be inbuilt Nava Raipur, very similar to the only in Wardha (Maharashtra). In his remarks, Gandhi stated this nation is sort of a bouquet and other people of various ideologies are living in it.

    “The ideology, historical past, and tradition in a single state is other from that of the opposite. But when we are saying that there shall be just one ideology in the entire nation then it’ll be mistaken,” he stated including that this may hurt the rustic.

    “The BJP and RSS need that just one ideology will have to rule over all states, languages, and historical past within the nation, which will by no means occur. For instance, other people of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh can’t inform other people of Chhattisgarh how they will have to are living, what will have to be the relation of tribals right here with forests, and what will have to be the relation of farmers right here with their land. Likewise, you can’t pass to Vidarbha and inform farmers there that ‘you will have to are living on this method,” the previous Congress leader stated.

    That is the bouquet of our nation and this sense of affection and brotherhood, is what we name India, he stated. Gandhi alleged that the BJP has been “attacking this India” and the Congress will oppose this assault and can display them the “actual India”.

    The Congress chief additionally accused the BJP of spreading hatred within the nation and making one faith battle with the opposite. 

    ALSO READ: BJP, RSS need rule of just one ideology, however it could possibly by no means occur: Rahul Gandhi

    “They’ve unfold hatred within the nation. They’re making one state battle with the opposite and one faith battle with the opposite faith. The powers outdoor India take a look at us and say that India is getting susceptible. The Chinese language military may just input Ladakh for the reason that BJP and our top minister stated after their access into our territory that nobody has entered,” he stated.

    “Our paintings and the paintings of patriotism is to reinforce the rustic, lend a hand the deficient and unite the rustic, to not unfold hatred. So this can be a combat of ideology. This isn’t a battle between one celebration and the opposite,” he stated.

    Gandhi praised the Chhattisgarh govt and stated it’s pleasant its guarantees.

    Speaking about his promise of offering Rs 2,500 to farmers, the Lok Sabha member from Wayanad stated that the state govt had fulfilled the promise of paying the real quantity for farmers’ exhausting paintings to them.

    He stated the state govt’s transfer to supply monetary help to landless labourers running in farms is a huge step against the welfare of the deficient and recommended the Chhattisgarh Leader Minister Bhupesh Baghel to extend the volume to be given to labourers beneath the scheme.

    In his remarks, Baghel stated that the state controlled to protect itself from the slowdown have an effect on because it adopted the directives of Rahul Gandhi to empower the hundreds by means of placing cash of their wallet.

    Baghel stated that the farmers in Chhattisgarh have been content material at the same time as they have been protesting in different portions of India. He stated that another step has been taken against making Chhattisgarh a public welfare state.

    Gandhi additionally introduced a espresso desk e-book “Jo Kaha So Kiya” at the achievements of the Chhattisgarh govt within the closing 3 years.

    After an inspection of an exhibition at the construction within the state, Gandhi steered to the manager minister to take the “magic of Chhattisgarh” past the rustic in order that the arena will get the style of the state’s merchandise, wisdom, and historical past. Gandhi additionally attempted his hand at pottery and ‘charkha’.

  • Former Manipur cop Brinda to contest polls on JD-U’s price ticket

    By way of Specific Information Provider

    GUWAHATI: Former embellished cop Thounaojam Brinda will contest the Manipur elections at the price ticket of Janata Dal (United).

    After she had joined the birthday celebration on Sunday, it used to be made up our minds to box her from the Yaiskul constituency within the Imphal valley. 

    Brinda instructed this newspaper that she believed JD-U used to be a good selection. “I took into account the native prerequisites. Folks sought after me to contest from a birthday celebration that could be a spouse of the ruling birthday celebration (BJP),” she mentioned.

    She mentioned she can have contested from the Congress but it surely didn’t have a vibrant prospect. She will likely be up in opposition to sitting MLA Thokchom Satyabrata Singh of the BJP amongst others.

    BJP chief Thangjam Arunkumar, who resigned from the birthday celebration after being denied a price ticket, additionally joined the JD-U.

  • Congress to release booklet highlighting emerging costs underneath BJP government

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday will spotlight the problem of emerging costs and can release a ‘BJP introduced inflation’ booklet in poll-bound states.

    The Congress will organise a sequence of press meetings underlining the issues confronted by means of the folk because of inflation and cling the central executive chargeable for it.

    Congress’ leader spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala will cling a press convention in Lucknow, Chhattisgarh Leader Minister Bhupesh Baghel in Chandigarh, and previous Maharashtra leader minister Prithviraj Chavan in Goa.

    Former Madhya Pradesh Leader Minister Digvijay Singh will cope with a press convention in Jalandhar, Sachin Pilot in Dehradun, Hardik Patel in Meerut, and Ranjit Ranjan and Supriya Srinate in Varanasi.

    “The folk of the rustic are affected by inflation and BJP is playing. The double whammy of emerging costs and falling source of revenue has made existence tricky for folks,” AICC Secretary Pranav Jha stated.

    ALSO READ: Congress to release booklet highlighting how BJP ‘compromised’ with pursuits of defense force

    “The back-breaking costs have spoiled the finances of households. Modi ji, BJP took votes by means of serving lies of ‘acche din’ and served the poison of inflation in folks’s lives,” he stated.

    The birthday party will spotlight that the wholesale worth index has reached a 12-year top underneath BJP rule and the top excise accountability on petrol and diesel, a observation stated.

    It’ll additionally spotlight that the BJP larger rail passenger fare by means of 205 consistent with cent since January 1, 2022 and the way it has made garments, sneakers, kids’s books, chickening out cash from ATM, auto reserving from app and ordering meals, amongst different issues, dearer, the observation stated.

    ALSO READ: Congress releases booklet titled ‘Kisne Bigada Uttar Pradesh’ to sensitise employees in UP

    This would be the 3rd booklet that Congress releases in poll-bound states. Ultimate week, Congress had introduced a booklet to focus on how the BJP executive “compromised” with the pursuits of defense force and held press meetings on it.

    Prior to that, the birthday party had introduced a booklet to focus on the farmers’ plight underneath the Modi executive and held press meetings in more than a few towns.

  • EC to check on Monday ban on bodily rallies

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Election Fee will meet on Monday to evaluate the Covid state of affairs within the 5 poll-going states and make a decision on whether or not to proceed the ban on bodily rallies.

    The Fee might also make a decision on whether or not contemporary relaxations can also be prolonged to political events and applicants in conserving bodily campaigning occasions. 

    Bringing up the upward push in Covid circumstances, the ballot panel had imposed a ban on bodily rallies and roadshows when it introduced the ballot agenda for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab, and Manipur on January 8.

    All the way through its closing assembly on January 22, it had prolonged the ban on bodily rallies and roadshows until January 31 within the 5 states however had allowed public conferences with a most of 500 other people within the constituencies going to polls within the first two levels and comfy door-to-door marketing campaign regulations.

    ALSO READ: Covid-19 have an effect on: EC’s ban on bodily rallies hits industry of constitution flight operators

    The Fee has been reviewing the location incessantly and has been granting relaxations to make sure that the virus does now not unfold and events get a possibility to carry bodily campaigning within the limited structure.

  • Protests erupt in Manipur after BJP pronounces applicants’ names

    Via Categorical Information Carrier

    GUWAHATI: Protestors torched BJP flags, posters and allegedly pressured the closure of its workplaces in some portions of Manipur on Sunday after their leaders have been denied birthday celebration tickets.

    The incidents have been reported from a couple of constituencies, together with Kakching and Sagolband. Protests have been additionally staged within the state capital of Imphal. Alternatively, there have been no violent incidents. Apprehending bother, the government had tightened safety throughout constituencies within the Imphal valley. 

    The BJP’s Manipur election in-charge Bhupender Yadav claimed participants with a protracted affiliation with the birthday celebration were fielded whilst two sitting MLAs have been denied tickets. 

    Numerous police commandos and staff from central paramilitary forces have remained deployed on the birthday celebration’s head place of business for roughly every week whilst the safety of partys’ state president A Sharda Devi, ministers and MLAs have been additionally tightened.

    As speedy fallout, an aspirant on the Wangkhei seat, Thangjam Arunkumar, resigned from the birthday celebration. Opposition Congress and Nationwide Other people’s Birthday party stated a number of BJP leaders, who ignored the bus, have been more likely to contest the polls on their tickets.

    After stating the names of all 60 applicants in Delhi, Yadav exuded self belief that the birthday celebration would retain energy with greater than a two-thirds majority. Within the 2017 polls, the birthday celebration had gained 21 seats in opposition to Congress’ 28 however controlled to cobble up the numbers to shape the federal government.

    Alternatively, the checklist has the names of over a dozen who had gained the remaining election contesting from the Congress and different events and later, defected to the BJP.

    3 retired IAS officials – Dinganglung Gangmei, Yengkhom Surchandra and Raghumani Singh and 3 girls – Soraisam Kebi Devi, SS Olish and Nemcha Kipgen – are some of the BJP applicants.

    Leader Minister N Biren Singh will contest from his puppy Heingang seat, Meeting Speaker Yumnam Khemchand from Singjamei and senior minister Thongam Biswajit from Thongju. The 2-phase polls will likely be hung on February 27 and March 3.

  • EC must give demo on ballot campaigning amid Covid, says Bhupesh, alleges panel’s ‘bias visual’

    By way of ANI

    NEW DELHI: Day after an FIR used to be registered in opposition to Chhattisgarh Leader Minister Bhupesh Baghel for flouting COVID-19 norms right through his fresh talk over with to poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, he requested Election Fee to present a demo on the way to do election campaigning amid the pandemic. He alleged that “EC’s bias is visual in the beginning” of the polls.

    On Sunday, an FIR used to be registered in opposition to Baghel and others in Noida for violating COVID-19 norms whilst doing door-to-door campaigning for the impending meeting elections.

    Baghel is recently in Delhi.

    Talking to ANI these days, Baghel, who’s Congress’ senior observer for Uttar Pradesh Meeting polls, mentioned, “Why used to be the FIR simplest in opposition to me? How will an election marketing campaign occur like this? Why used to be there no FIR in opposition to BJP’s election marketing campaign in Amroha? EC’s bias is visual in the beginning itself. I can once more pass to UP, what’s going to we do if no longer marketing campaign?.”

    “The Election Fee must give a demo on the way to do election campaigning. We will be able to do it precisely like that. BJP has been campaigning door-to-door for 5 days in Amroha, why are there no movements on that? I campaigned simplest the day past. EC must be truthful,” he added.

    The Congress chief began this door-to-door marketing campaign for the polls after the Election Fee on Saturday put a ban on maintaining public rallies and gatherings in view of the spurt in Coronavirus circumstances.

    Baghel allotted ‘Ladki Hoon Lad Sakti Hoon’ wrist bands right through this marketing campaign on Sunday.

    ‘Ladki Hoon Lad Sakti Hoon’ marketing campaign used to be commenced by means of Congress Common secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra remaining 12 months to woo ladies electorate within the state.

    In the meantime, elections for the 403 meeting constituencies in Uttar Pradesh shall be held in seven stages beginning February 10, the Election Fee mentioned. The polling in Uttar Pradesh shall be hung on February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27 and March 3 and seven in seven stages.

    The counting of votes will happen on March 10. Significantly, Congress has been out of energy within the state for greater than 30 years.

    Within the 2017 Meeting elections, the BJP received a landslide victory profitable 312 Meeting seats. The celebration secured a 39.67 in step with cent vote proportion within the elections for 403-member Meeting. Samajwadi Birthday celebration (SP) bagged 47 seats, BSP received 19 whilst Congress may set up to win simplest seven seats.