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Rahul Gandhi says Narendra Modi insulting army by questioning Congress' claim of surgical strikes during UPA tenure
•In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his party has 'demolished' the prime minister and the 'hollow structure will come crumbling down' in the next few days.
Rahul Gandhi gets Election Commission notice for saying Narendra Modi govt enacted law allowing tribals to be 'shot at'
•Citing Rahul Gandhi's speech made at Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh on 23 April, the commission pointed at a provision of the model code which bars unverified allegations to be levelled against political opponents.
Shatrughan Sinha calls remark on Muhammad Ali Jinnah 'slip of tongue', claims he meant to say Maulana Azad
•Shatrughan Sinha, who recently left BJP and joined Congress, on Friday lauded Muhammad Ali Jinnah along with Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru, saying they all had a role to play for India's independence.
Lok Sabha polls: Priyanka Gandhi seeks to woo Bundelkhand with roadshows in Jhansi, Jalaun; supporters raise ‘chowkidar chor hai’ slogan
•Seeking to woo voters ahead of the 29 April polling for the three out of four Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday held a roadshow, the second in two days in the region.
Lok Sabha Election 2019 updates: 'Tumse na ho payega,' tweets Congress after reports say Modi won't hold press conference on 26 April
Fp Staff •Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE updates: After multiple media reports claimed that the BJP has denied Prime Minister Narendra Modi would hold a press conference on 26 April, Congress wrote on Twitter, "Tumse na ho payega (You won't be able to do it)." Modi is scheduled to visit Varanasi on Friday to filing his nomination.
Lok Sabha Election 2019 updates: Amit Shah says BJP fielded Sadhvi Pragya against Digvijay Singh as he 'coined saffron terror'
Fp Staff •Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE updates: While addressing a rally in Odisha, BJP chief Amit Shah said, "After the Samjhauta Express blast, Congress said that it Hindu terrorists were behind it. The sadhus were put in jail. The BJP decided that Sadhvi Pragya Thakur should fight against Digvijay Singh, the person who coined the term 'saffron terror'."
Daily Bulletin: I-T dept raids Kanimozhi's house; Jet crisis deepens; Rahul to campaign in Wayanad; day's top stories
Fp Staff •Today's top stories: On the same day when the EC stopped Vellore from going to polls on Thursday, Income Tax officials raided DMK leader Kanimozhi's house; Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will campaign at Wayanad; the Jet Airways cash crunch remains unsolved with only five flights operational now; and more.
Lok Sabha Election 2019 updates: Vellore polls cancelled; MHA cancels Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed's visa over TMC campaign row
Fp Staff •Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE updates: The Ministry of Home Affairs has cancelled the business visa of Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed, who allegedly campaigned for the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal. He has also been blacklisted.
Narendra Modi in Mangaluru; Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE updates: PM says Karnataka made mistake in state Assembly polls
Fp Staff •Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE updates: Speaking at his second rally in Uttar Pradesh, Amit Shah, notwithstanding the controversy surrounding the invocation of Armymen in campaign speeches, brough up the Pulwama massacre and said, the Air Force, upon Narendra Modi's direction, went to Pakistan to conduct "surgical strikes" as revenge.
Lok Sabha Election 2019 updates: Amit Shah alleges political conspiracy in Bhima Mandavi's death, demands CBI probe into Dantewada attack
Fp Staff •Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE updates: Addressing a rally in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon, BJP president Amit Shah said, "MLA Bhima Mandavi's (who lost his life in a Naxal attack on 9 April) death smells of a political conspiracy. I want to tell chief minister of Chhattisgarh, if you have nothing to hide, then order a CBI inquiry into Mandavi's death."