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Assembly Election 2021 Updates: Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the Congress’ tie-up with the AIUDF will be a factor in the BJP-led alliance’s win in the Assam assembly polls as voters will back the saffron party decisively because its main rival cannot stop the influx of illegal immigrants by joining hands with Badruddin Ajmal, accused by the ruling bloc of protecting infiltrators. In an interview to news agency PTI, the senior BJP leader also predicted a thumping win for his party in West Bengal, asserting that people there are yearning for a change from the Trinamool Congress’ “misrule” and will embrace Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for the state’s development. People will not allow DMK president MK Stalin to become the chief minister as they apprehend that anarchy will prevail in the state if the party was elected to power in the coming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Deputy Chief Minister and top AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam said at a campaign meeting in Mettupalayam. Hitting out at the Narendra Modi government, CPM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday said the Centre had gone all out to “misuse” the probe agencies in Left ruled Kerala, but had failed to destabilise the state government. “Today they know that the Left and the LDF are the actual alternative and they are trying to misuse the agencies of the central government to try and destabilize the LDF government. They went all out and failed in the last five years.”, he alleged The Trinamool Congress has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission accusing BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari of “harbouring criminals” in Nandigram, where he is pitted against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. “It has come to our knowledge that Suvendu Adhikari, the candidate fielded by BJP in Nandigram has been harbouring criminals, who are non-residents of Nandigram,” the letter dated March 22 said. TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’ Brien alleged in the letter that no action has been taken by the local police and sought the Election Commission’s intervention into the matter. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday dismissed opposition charges of conspiracy behind the double and multiple entries found in voters’ list in poll-bound Kerala and said there was no “organised move” behind the incident. Promising to solve the issues of recurring floods, illegal migrants and improve the condition of tea garden workers in Assam, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Yogi Adityanath accused the Opposition Congress of failing to solve them during its days in power in the northeastern state. Appealing to one and all to avoid politics over illegal immigration, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the BJP, if voted to power, will not allow infiltrators from Bangladesh to reside in Assam. Addressing an election rally in Lumding, he said the BJP government has set up electronic surveillance across the Indo-Bangla border in Assam to stop infiltration from the neighbouring country. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has been pushing for Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY) — a proposed minimum income guarantee scheme — promised people in poll bound Kerala that the scheme will be “tested” in the southern state if the party-led UDF is voted to power. Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Centre is selling off government concerns and only Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “factory of lies” will remain. Banerjee said that the BJP is advertising tall claims about what it will do for the people of Bengal, but the party has reneged on promises made in its manifesto for the Assembly elections in Assam and Tripura. As far as the number of seats on which the party will contest is concerned, I will speak on that at a public meeting in Sagardighi on 27 March, said the AIMIM chief. “Modiji had sent Rs 10,000 crore for Amphan relief. Did you see any of it? Bhatija’ (Mamata’s nephew) and company swindled central money sent for Amphan relief,” alleged Shah. Slamming the TMC government over Central funds, Shah said that the ’land of freedom struggle’ has turned to ’land of ’lolabazi’ and alleged that the funds were ’looted’ by Mamata Banerjee. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is on the second day of his Kerala election campaign trail. He is visiting Kottayam and Ernakulam districts on Tuesday. The former Congress chief Monday addressed a poll rally in Kochi, where he lashed out at the BJP-led government at the Centre over rising prices of fuel. Lahiri, was initially fielded from Alipurduar Assembly in north Bengal but his name had to be dropped after protests erupted within the state unit of the party. The party had to later field a local leader Suman Kanjilal from Alipurduar. The BJP president spoke about the contentious issue of the National Register of Citizens. He said that the party will work on a corrected NRC for Assam. “We will protect genuine Indian citizens and detect infiltrators to ensure the Ahom civilization stays safe. To protect Assam’s political rights, we will speed up the delimitation process,” he said. Home Amit Shah will be addressing two election meetings in West Bengal on Tuesday. He will attend a public meeting in Gosaba at 12 pm and a roadshow in Medinipur at 3 pm. Hitting out at the BJP over its promise to dole out “free” rice and pulses to people, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the saffron party makes “tall promises” ahead of elections, and never delivers. The TMC supremo, who held three poll rallies in Bankura district during the day, claimed that the BJP has “roped in goons to threaten people. “These goons might visit households and ask women with folded hands to vote for them or face the threat of being herded out,” alleged Mamata. “The BJP peddles lies before elections. They promise rice, pulses, chakri (job), everything. After polls, they are nowhere to be seen. I want to know what happened to the party’s promise of depositing Rs 15 lakh in the bank accounts of every citizen (before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls). Be ready with cooking utensils to chase away such elements if they issue a veiled threat,” the TMC supremo said, addressing the women. She claimed that the saffron party has hired borgis (plunderers) from outside to “loot votes”. Mocking the BJP’s promise of 33 percent reservation for women in government jobs, the chief minister said, “They couldn’t take necessary steps to ensure 33 per cent female representation among elected representatives on different platforms.” “On the contrary, the TMC has already made sure that women get 50 percent representation in panchayat and local bodies. Also 40 percent of TMC representatives in Parliament are women,” she said. The BJP, in its election manifesto released on Sunday, promised “KG to PG” free education, 33 percent quota in government jobs, free travel in public transport for women, strict enforcement of the new citizenship law, and Rs three-lakh accident cover for farmers. The party gave assurance that ‘Annapurna Canteen’ will be set up across the state to provide cooked food three times a day at Rs 5 per meal. It also said that subsidised ration would be doled out through the public distribution system - rice or wheat at Rs 1 per kg, dal at Rs 30 per kg, salt at Rs 3 per kg and sugar at Rs 5 per kg. Accusing the BJP of issuing diktats over food and clothes in states where the party is in power, the TMC chief said, “They (saffron camp leaders) dictate whether someone should wear a sari or any other attire. They decide if a pregnant woman should eat eggs.” If the BJP is elected to power, it will roll out the NPR and NRC exercises and remove names of bona-fide citizens from these registers, she said. “The party wants to change the history and geography of India… they change names of educational institutions at will. A cricket stadium in Gujarat has been named after Narendra Modi. One day they will change the name of our nation,” she said. “Narendra Modi will soon be projected as someone bigger than Ambedkar, even bigger than Tagore,” she claimed. Taking potshots at the saffron camp’s vow to free Bengal of corruption, Mamata said, “We are yet to know the details of the money spent under PM-Cares Fund. What all has been going on under the garb of disinvestment is no secret. I, on the other hand, don’t take single paise as salary. I have forfeited my allowance as a former MP, and as an MLA.” “Modi babu, you should explain why you are so eager to sell off stakes and close down Coal India, BSNL, MTNL and SAIL. Why you are so keen on closing down nationalised banks,” she pointed out. Training guns on the CPM and the Congress, the feisty leader said that the two parties have entered into a deal with the BJP. “CPM goons had unleashed terror in Kotulpur, Chomkaitala belts (in the 90s and early 2000), when I was an Opposition leader. They had even attacked me when I visited the affected areas to be on side of victims families. Those same CPM harmads (goons) have joined the BJP.” Talking about the injury she sustained on her foot during electioneering in Nandigram on 10 March, the TMC boss claimed she was victim of a conspiracy hatched by rivals. “They had hit my head, my back, my hands and almost every part of my body in the past, you all (people) know that. This time, they (rivals) decided to target my leg to stop me from stepping out of home. But they don’t know Mamata Banerjee well,” she asserted. The chief minister, who addressed her second meeting at Indus, called upon party workers to stay alert when the electronic voting machines (EVMs) are put to test or faulty equipment is replaced. “Also, please don’t accept any food and cigarettes from a stranger during the voting exercise. Don’t go anywhere leaving the EVMs unguarded, no matter who asks you to,” she cautioned. The chief minister also urged the electorate to steer clear of people who offer gifts in exchange of votes. “I won’t ask you to reject the offer because anything that they are giving you has been bought with misappropriated public money. But do not vote for them,” she insisted. In a dig at BJP MP from Asansol Babul Supriyo, who has been fielded by the party from Tollygunj Assembly seat, Mamata, during the third meeting at Barjora, said, “Did he have to flee Asansol and move to Tollygunj, after having not done enough for his Lok Sabha constituency?” Apparently referring to TMC turncoats and parliamentarians who have been fielded as BJP candidates, she noted, “Some people want to achieve everything in life - they want to become MPs, MLAs, councillors as well as panchayat heads. They practise gaddari (betrayal) and rush to Delhi every now and then.” The chief minister further gave assurance that OBC communities which did not figure in Mandal Commission’s list will be registered by the state government, and a panel has been formed to look into the issue. She said 250 more madrasas will be set up in the state by her government to impart modern education to Muslim community children, and scholarships worth over Rs 2 crore are already in place for them. Mamata also said that a dedicated freight corridor will be set up connecting several districts of south Bengal. It will foster economic activities and generate employment in several areas including Bankura, she added.
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West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
BJP’s Babu Supriyo campaigns in Tollygunge
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Babul Supriyo campaigns in Tollygunge, Kolkata, ahead of West Bengal Assembly elections pic.twitter.com/QmbM7KW6DR
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2021
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
DMK chief MK Stalin campaigns in Salem
DMK President MK Stalin campaigns in Salem for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly election pic.twitter.com/b6Eom0xo9c
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2021
Kerala Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Ex-Kerala PCC general secretary quits Congress
Compounding the Congress worries in poll-bound Kerala, PM Suresh Babu, a former KPCC general secretary, resigned from the Congress on Tuesday and
declared that he intends to join the CPI(M)-led LDF camp. The move comes a day after veteran party leader KC Rosakutty called it quits. The Congress has lost its relevance and lacked even a full-time All India president, Suresh Babu said.
PTI
West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
BJP represents true Bengali culture, Mamata Banerjee’s camp believes in anarchy: JP Nadda
BJP national president JP Nadda on Tuesday asserted that the people of Bengal have decided to vote for his party, which is all “set to put an end to the TMC’s politics of extortion”. Nadda, who held a roadshow at Ghatal in Paschim Medinipur during the day, also said that the “BJP, inspired by Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) founder Shyama Prasad Mookerjee, represents true Bengali culture, while Banerjee and her camp only believes in anarchy”. The BJS is the fore- runner of the BJP.
The top saffron camp leader, who occasionally flashed the victory sign and sprinkled flowers on supporters, said he was confident that his party would emerge victorious in the Assembly polls. “We will put an end to the politics of extortion practised by the TMC, break the bua-bhatija (Mamata and nephew Abhishek Banerjee) nexus, end the syndicate raj and save Bengali culture. The BJP will build ‘Sonar Bangla’ by ushering in ‘asol paribartan’ (real change) in the state,” he said.
PTI
Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Congress demands action against AIADMK candidate from constituency in Chennai
The Congress in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday lodged a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer seeking registration of a case against an AIADMK candidate for allegedly threatening its nominee contesting the 6 April Assembly elections from a city constituency. In a statement, the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee alleged that the ruling AIADMK candidate MK Ashok in Velachery segment threatened to eliminate his Congress rival Hasan Moulana. Though a complaint was filed with police, no action has been taken and hence state CEO Satyabrata Sahoo was petitioned seeking action for registration of a First Information Report
(FIR) against the AIADMK contestant, it said. The statement alleged a group of ruling party workers attacked Moulana and others on Sunday. More than ten Congress volunteers were injured in the incident and had been admitted to a government hospital, it said. Seeking police protection for Moulana, the TNCC also urged the top poll authority to ensure Central Armed Police Force security in all the constituencies, including at polling stations.
PTI
Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
BJP will win over 200 seats in Bengal, improve tally in Assam, asserts Amit Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah said Tuesday the Congress’ tie-up with the AIUDF will be a factor in the BJP-led alliance’s win in the Assam assembly polls as voters will back the saffron party decisively because its main rival cannot stop the influx of illegal immigrants by joining hands with Badruddin Ajmal, accused by the ruling bloc of protecting infiltrators. In an interview to news agency PTI, the senior BJP leader also predicted a thumping win for his party in West Bengal, asserting that people there are yearning for a change from the Trinamool Congress’ “misrule” and will embrace Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for the state’s development. “We will win more than 200 seats in Bengal and improve our tally in Assam,” he said.
Kerala Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
People will not allow MK Stalin to become chief minister, says Panneerselvam
People will not allow DMK president M K Stalin to become the chief minister as they apprehend that anarchy will prevail in the state if the party was elected to power in the coming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Deputy Chief Minister and top AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam said on Tuesday. He came down heavily on the previous DMK regime during which frequent power cuts were witnessed, apart from negative industrial growth, closure of industries and workers losing
jobs. During the 10-year AIADMK rule, the state has become power surplus and industries to the tune of Rs 6 lakh crore were started providing employment to over 19 lakh people, Panneerselvam said at a campaign meeting in Mettupalayam. He alleged that the DMK was indulging in anarchy even when it was in the Opposition and said the people feared that it will continue after it returned to power after a long time. Stalin will never become the chief minister, Panneerselvam added.
PTI
Kerala Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Rahul Gandhi addresses rally in Ernakulum
Rahul Gandhi praises the nurses of Kerala, saying a hospital in the middle east told him that nurses from Kerala understand the people’s pain the best. “Do you think the Left front people understand the pain of Kerala’s people best? If CM understands pain of Kerala’s youth best, why did he not go to meet the students who were lying in front of the Secretariat?” he asks. He says that he guarantees that a UDF chief minister will meet protesters as he will have Kerala’s spirit inside his heart while LDF CM has spirit of Left organisation inside his heart.
Kerala Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Congress will give separate budget for farmers, promises Rahul Gandhi
Addressing a corner meeting in Ernakulum district,Rahul Gandhi promised the Congress will give separate budget for farmers. He also hit out at the ruling LDF government, saying Communists don’t understand economics. “Housewives, shopkeepers, auto drivers understand economic but Communists don’t understand economics”, he said.
The more money you put in the hands of people, the better. Once you put money in the hands of people, they will start buying things. Once they start buying things, factories will start prdocuing things. Factories will start looking for people to work and the economy will start to work," he said.
Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Congress’ policies not only right for state economies, but also for people’s rights, tweets Rahul Gandhi
Congress promises are not only right for state economies but also for people’s rights- better wages & employment by building trust & harmony. #Elections2021
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 23, 2021
Kerala Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Congress-led UDF worked in tandem while attacking LDF govt, alleges Yechury
CPM leader Sitaram Yechury also targetted the Congress, saying the Opposition led UDF had worked in tandem with the BJP in attacking the state government. “They are together on the same side on all issues while attacking theLDF government and against the Chief Minister,” he alleged. Exuding confidence that the LDF government would be voted back to power, Yechury said 580 of the 600 promises the Left front had pledged when it rode to power had been fulfilled, which was a record which no one else in the country can claim.
PTI
Kerala Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Modi govt went all out to misuse central probe agencies, alleges CPM’s Sitaram Yechury
Hitting out at the Narendra Modi government, CPM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday said the Centre had gone all out to “misuse” the probe agencies in Left ruled Kerala, but had failed to destabilise the state government. “Today they know that the Left and the LDF are the actual alternative and they are trying to misuse the agencies of the central government to try and destabilize the LDF government. They went all out and failed in the last five years.They
will try again and you have to fail them”, he said addressing a rally in Nileshwaram in the northernmost Kasaragod district in Kerala, in the run up to the 6 April Assembly polls.
The three central agencies — the Enforcement Directorate, Customs and National Investigation Agency — are probing the Gold smuggling case in which 30 kg of the yellow metal worth Rs 14.82 crore was seized from a diplomatic baggage at Thiruvananthapuram International airport in July 2020.
Assam Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Badruddin Ajmal campaigns for AIUDF candidate in Dhubri
Pleasure to attend a huge public gathering cum election campaigning meeting for Nazrul Hoque, aspiring AIUDF candidate for Dhubri Legislative Assembly seat and supported by Grand Alliance. pic.twitter.com/S7gUftpwz1
— Maulana Badruddin Ajmal (@BadruddinAjmal) March 23, 2021
West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
BJP’s Nandigram nominee Suvendu Adhikari harbouring criminals, TMC tells EC
The Trinamool Congress has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission accusing BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari of “harbouring criminals” in Nandigram, where he is pitted against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, reports PTI.
The ruling party in the state also alleged that outsiders of the high-profile constituency have been staying at four locations there. The TMC also charged Adhikari, the protege-turned- adversary of Banerjee, of visiting one of these locations.
“It has come to our knowledge that Suvendu Adhikari, the candidate fielded by BJP in Nandigram has been harbouring criminals, who are non-residents of Nandigram,” the letter dated March 22 said.
TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’ Brien alleged in the letter that no action has been taken by the local police and sought the Election Commission’s intervention into the matter.
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
PM Modi to address poll meeting in Dharapuram on March 30
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an election meeting on March 30 at Dharapuram from where BJP State unit president L Murugan is contesting the April 6 assembly elections, party sources said on Tuesday. Modi, who launched the party campaign here on February 25, is expected to arrive at the city airport at 10.20 AM and leave by helicopter for Dharapuram in Tirupur district, the sources said. After the meeting, the prime minister will return to the city around 2.20 PM and leave for Chennai.
-PTI
Kerala Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Will guarantee Rs 250 per kilo for rubber if UDF voted to power, says Rahul Gandhi
Addressing a rally in Kottayam earlier in the day, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said when the UDF comes to power, the Congress will guarantee Rs 250 a kilo for rubber. He also criticised the Left Front government, saying that the state has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. “If you want a job in Kerala, you have to be a member of the Left organisation,” he said.
West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Amit Shah holds road show in Medinipur
Road show in Medinipur, West Bengal. https://t.co/g3DR1orMWg
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) March 23, 2021
Assam Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
No discussion on Assam’s development during Congress rule, alleges Adityanath
“Five years back (during Congress rule) there was no discussion on development of Assam and divisions were created among people on the basis of areas, for political gains. There were also problems of Bodoland, illegal migrants and insurgency. But that changed under Prime Minister Narendra Modi who converted the ‘Look East’ policy to ‘Act East’ policy changing the image of the northeastern region,” the UP chief minister said. Adityanath claimed that there is no militancy, lawlessness or infiltration in the northeastern states and Assam in particular.
PTI
Assam Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
BJP will solve problems of recurring floods, illegal migrants in Assam, vows Adityanath
Promising to solve the issues of recurring floods, illegal migrants and improve the condition of tea garden workers in Assam, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Yogi Adityanath accused the Opposition Congress of failing to solve them during its days in power in the northeastern state. Asserting that the saffron party will permanently solve the problems of illegal migration and flood menace if it is re-elected in Assam, Adityanath claimed at an election rally that peace, unity and development have been ushered in the state in the past five years. His party will also undertake a scheme for giving a new identity to tea gardens and its workers in the state.
PTI
Kerala Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
No organised move behind double entries in voters’ list, says Pinarayi Vijayan
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan dismissed opposition charges of conspiracy behind the double and multiple entries found in voters’ list in poll-bound Kerala and said there was no “organised move” behind the incident. His reaction came a day after the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) admitted that double entries were found in the voters’ list, after an inquiry conducted in view of the complaint lodged by Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala. The chief minister said it has become clear that a woman, whose name was found to have entered multiple times in the voters’ list, was a Congress sympathiser and her name was added into the list by the Congress party workers. Chennithala was actually levelling charges against the multiple entries in the voters’ list made by his own party workers, Vijayan told reporters in Alappuzha.
PTI
Assam Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
BJP will not allow ‘infiltrators from Bangladesh, says Rajnath Singh
Appealing to one and all to avoid politics over illegal immigration, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the BJP, if voted to power, will not allow infiltrators from Bangladesh to reside in Assam. Addressing an election rally in Lumding, he said the BJP government has set up electronic surveillance across the Indo-Bangla border in Assam to stop infiltration from the neighbouring country. “We will not allow politics over illegal immigration. Assamese culture and identity will be protected. If we had any bad intention, we would not have conferred Bharat Ratna on Dr Bhupen Hazarika,” he said. Talking about the perennial flood problem, Singh said the BJP government, once re-elected, will do everything possible to solve it.
PTI
Assam Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Will bring error-free NRC, says Sonowal
“The CAA is a central act and it’s to be implemented, while the NRC will be corrected, as it is full of errors and can’t be accepted [as it is]. We will bring an error-free NRC and make sure that no illegal migrant is staying in the state,” Sonowal told news agency ANI.
Assam Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Congress has proved to be a failure, says Sarbananda Sonowal
Speaking to news agency ANI, Assam chief minister and BJP leader Sarbananda Sonowal lashed out at the Congress, saying what the party couldn’t do in 60 years, the BJP government in the state did in five years. “When we started five years back, we had challenges like corruption, good governance and making Assam free from extremists and illegal migrants . Congress has proved to be a failure, what they couldn’t do in their 60-year rule, we’ve done that in five years,” Sonowal told the news agency.
When we started 5 years back, we had challenges like corruption, good governance, make Assam extremists & illegal migrants free. Congress has proved to be a failure, what they couldn't do in their 60-year rule, we've done that in 5 years: Assam CM & BJP leader Sarbananda Sonowal pic.twitter.com/eFUnJi14R0
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2021
Assam Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Of 345 candidates for second phase, 11% have declared criminal cases: ADR
Eleven percent of the 345 candidates contesting in the second phase of the Assam assembly elections this year have declared criminal cases against themselves, says a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms. The Assam Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all the 345 candidates contesting in the polls to be held on 1 April. “Out of the 345 candidates analysed, 37 (11 percent) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves and 30 (9 percent) serious criminal cases against themselves,” the report said. Among the major parties, 11 (32 percent) out of 34 candidates analysed from BJP, five (18 percent) out of 28 candidates from the Congress, five (71 percent) out of seven candidates from AIUDF, two (33 percent) out of six candidates from AGP, three (16 percent) out of 19 candidates from the Assam Jatiya Parishad, and one candidate each from AIFB, SUCI(C) and the United Peoples Party Liberal, have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits, the report said.
PTI
Kerala Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Will test NYAY scheme in Kerala if UDF comes to power, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has been pushing for Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY) — a proposed minimum income guarantee scheme — promised people in poll bound Kerala that the scheme will be “tested” in the southern state if the party-led UDF is voted to power. “I have a selfish reason to test it,” Gandhi said, addressing an election corner meeting organised at Manarcad in Puthuppally Assembly constituency represented by former chief minister and senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy for the last 50 years. Flanked by Chandy and AICC general secretary KC Venugopal on a roofless campaign vehicle, Gandhi said he was confident of the success of the NYAY scheme. A sum of Rs 72,000 a year will go straight into beneficiaries bank account.“And we know what is going to happen next.We are testing a new idea in Kerala,” Gandhi told party workers who gathered in large numbers around the campaign vehicle to listen to his speech.
Gandhi said he wanted to “test” the scheme because if it works in Kerala, he wanted to replicate it in all the Congress ruled states in the country. “And Kerala is going to show the rest of India on how to fight poverty once and for all,” he said.
PTI
West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Actors Payel Dey, Priya Paul join TMC
Kolkata: Swaraj Ghosh, BJP State Kisan Morcha Secretary Hooghly, Tollywood actors Payel Dey, Rezwan Rabbani Sheikh and Priya Paul join Trinamool Congress (TMC) in presence of state Minster Partha Chatterjee.#WestBengal pic.twitter.com/5EzFdbuMmI
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2021
West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
BJP reneged on poll promises in Assam and Tripura, alleges Mamata Banerjee
At the Purulia rally, Mamata Banerjee said that the BJP is advertising tall claims about what it will do for the people of Bengal, but the party has reneged on promises made in its manifesto for the Assembly elections in Assam and Tripura. The West Bengal chief minister claimed that BJP governments in the two northeastern states have rendered thousands of government employees jobless.Reciting ‘Chandi slokas’ at the public meeting in Purulia as she has been doing in other poll rallies, the TMC supremo asked people not to indulge in any communal politics. Urging people not to vote for “goons from outside”, Banerjee asserted that she is not afraid of any intimidation and will fight back if threatened.
PTI
West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Mamata Banerjee lashes out at BJP in Purulia rally
Addressing a poll rally in West Bengal’s Purulia, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the BJP, alleging that it took away land rights from tribals in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur and accusing it of closing all Central concerns. “In Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, the BJP government took away land rights from tribals. But our government has restored land rights of tribal,” news agency ANI quotes her as saying. According to news agency PTI, Banerjee alleged that the BJP government is closing all Central concerns ad took a potshot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his “factory of lies” alone will remain.
In Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, BJP government took away land rights from tribals. But our government has restored land rights of tribals: TMC chief & West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Purulia#WestBengalElection2021 pic.twitter.com/meMNduJILh
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2021
West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
AIMIM to contest Bengal polls, says Owaisi
AIMIM will contest in the West Bengal elections 2021. As far as the number of seats on which the party will contest is concerned, I will speak on that at a public meeting in Sagardighi on 27 March, said AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi.
AIMIM will contest in the #WestBengalElections2021. As far as the number of seats on which the party will contest is concerned, I will speak on that at a public meeting in Sagardighi on 27th March: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2021
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West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Mamata’s bhatija ‘swindled’ govt funds sent for Amphan relief: Amit Shah
During the Gosaba rally, Amit Shah Tuesday accused Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee of ‘siphoning off’ Central funds meant for cyclone Amphan relief work.
“Modiji had sent Rs 10,000 crore for Amphan relief. Did you see any of it? Bhatija’ (Mamata’s nephew) and company swindled central money sent for Amphan relief,” alleged Shah.
West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
TMC turned Bengal to ’land of ’lolabazi’: Amit Shah
Slamming the TMC government over Central funds, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the ’land of freedom struggle’ has turned to ’land of ’lolabazi’ and alleged that the funds were ’looted’ by Mamata Banerjee.
সিট তৈরি করে চুরির টাকা বের করা হবে। দোষীদের আমরা জেলে ঢোকাবো।
— BJP West Bengal (@BJP4Bengal) March 23, 2021
- শ্রী @AmitShah#EbarSonarBangla
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West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Amit Shah begins address in Gosaba
Union Minister started his public address in West Bengal’s Gosaba on Tuesday. “Have to come together and defeat TMC this time, said Shah at his Gosaba rally.
Kerala Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Rahul to attend public meetings in nine seats today
Rahul Gandhi, who is a Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad, will participate in public meetings in Kottayam, Puthuppally, Kanjirappally, Pala, Piravom, Kunnathunad, Muvattupuzha, Perumbavoor and Angamaly constituencies on Tuesday, The Hindu reported.
On Monday, Rahul targeted the Narendra Modi-led central government over the fuel price hike and economic policies. He accused the Centre of taking money from the pockets of people, instead of giving it to them.
At corner meetings in Ernakulam and Alappuzha districts, Rahul said he was confident that Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) will form the government. Launching a scathing attack on Left in Kerala over its attempt to strike a deal with a US-based company on “deep sea fishing”, he said “it shows the intention” of the Pinrayi Vijayan-led government.
Kerala Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
Rahul Gandhi begins campaign in Kottayam
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is on the second day of his Kerala election campaign trail. He is visiting Kottayam and Ernakulam districts on Tuesday. The former Congress chief Monday addressed a poll rally in Kochi, where he lashed out at the BJP-led government at the Centre over rising prices of fuel.
Shri @RahulGandhi begins day 2 of his Kerala campaign trail by interacting with fishermen, en route Paruthumpara, Kottayam. pic.twitter.com/vgMHExyC5W
— Congress (@INCIndia) March 23, 2021
Assam Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
RECAP: BJP will implement Bodo accord clauses in 30 months: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said all clauses of the Bodo Accord signed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Government last year will be implemented within two-and-a-half years.
Addressing an election rally at Udalguri under the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), Shah said that after the signing of the Accord, it was decided that all insurgents will lay down arms and the centre will ensure all-round development of the region.
‘‘Each promise made by the central and state government in the Bodo Accord will be fulfilled and all clauses implemented within two-and-a-half years. We want peace and development in Bodo areas’’, he said.
West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
BJP fields former CEA Ashok Lahiri from Balurghat
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded former Chief Economic Advisor Ashok Lahiri from Balurghat in Dakshin Dinajpur district in north Bengal.
Lahiri, was initially fielded from Alipurduar Assembly in north Bengal but his name had to be dropped after protests erupted within the state unit of the party. The party had to later field a local leader Suman Kanjilal from Alipurduar.
On Tuesday the BJP, however, fielded him from Balurghat
West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
BJP releases candidate list for 11 seats in Bengal
The BJP on Tuesday announced another list of candidates for 11 seats for the Assembly elections in West Bengal and also changed its nominees in two other constituencies.
The party continued with its strategy of fielding personalities from different walks of life as it nominated former Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen (retd) Subrata Saha from the Rashbehari seat in South Kolkata.
Former Chief Economic Advisor Ashok Lahiri, who was earlier pulled out from the Alipurduar seat in north Bengal after local party workers held a protest against his candidature, will now contest from Balurghat as a BJP candidate.
Lahiri was replaced with local leader Suman Kanjilal from the Alipurduar seat last week.
The saffron party also fielded new candidates from Chowranghee and Kashipur-Belgachia seats, after its earlier nominees had refused their tickets.
Assam Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
BJP to work on corrected NRC to protect Ahom civilisation: JP Nadda
Speaking about the implementation of NRC process in Assam, BJP chief JP Nadda on Tuesday said, “We will work on a corrected NRC for Assam’s protection. We will protect genuine Indian citizens and detect infiltrators to ensure the Ahom civilization stays safe.”
To protect Assam’s political rights, delimitation process will be sped up, he added.
Assam Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
30 lakh families to get Rs 3,000 per month under Orunodoi scheme: Nadda
Thirty lakh deserving families will be paid financial support of Rs 3,000 per month under Orunodoi Scheme, said BJP president JP Nadda on Tuesday after relaesing the poll manifesto for Assam.
Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates
BJP’s poll manifesto for Assam released
BJP national president JP Nadda released party manifesto for Assam Assembly election on Tuesday. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and state Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma are also present.
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