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Congress re-invests faith in jaded Chhattisgarh leaders for 2024 Lok Sabha elections

The state government is doing its bit to fulfill Modi ki Guarantee. And it starts with Rs 1000 in the accounts of 70 lakh women in the state on March 10 just before the moel code of conduct comes into force.

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By Neeraj Mishra

A floundering Congress has announced the candidature of its tired, old leaders with only one qualification: they have the money to spend since they had been ministers till recently. Thus former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will contest the Rajnandgaon seat, Deupty CM Tamradhwaj Sahu has been fielded from Mahasamund and former minister Shiv Deharia has been sent to Janjgir while former Speaker Charan Das Mahant’s wife Jyotsna seeks to retain Korba.

The Congress is reaping the sour fruit of what it has sown over decades when it refused to look beyond the Shuklas, the Jogis and their acolytes. The same suspects are still crowding the scene after having lost a winnable Assembly election in 2023. It is likely that the next list of five will also contain usual suspects like Deputy CM TS Singhdeo from Bilaspur and PCC president Deepak Baij from Kanker and former excise minister Kawasi Lakhma or his son from Bastar.

To its credit, the BJP has not lost more than two seats in any Lok Sabha election since the formation of Chhattisgarh and hopes to win all 11 seats this time. And every time it goes into battle, it comes up with a new formula. Last time, it was a complete change of guard—all 11 candidates were changed, nine won. This time they have retained only two of the nine winners and junked non-performers. The formula this time is to remove senior legislators like Brijmohan Agarwal, Vijay Baghel and Saroj Pandey from the state to give an easier time to the new CM Vishnu Deo Sai and his inexperienced cabinet.

Jyotsna Mahant, who has been re-nominated from Korba against her wishes, is up against Saroj Pandey, recently retired from the Rajya Sabha after two terms. The stakes are high for Pandey as she hopes to become a union minister considering her seniority. Once considered a possible CM, she has had a stint as party general secretary at the centre for the past 10 years. Similarly, Agarwal is an eight-time MLA contesting his first Lok Sabha elections from the state capital. Agarwal is set to bid adieu to state politics since the BJP has never lost Raipur.

It is quite amazing that after having been in the opposition in the state for 15 years, no senior Congress leader switched to the BJP. Still it never won more than one seat in three Lok Sabha elections except in 2019 when it doubled its tally to two after winning the Assembly elections in 2018. It was expected to win the Assembly elections this time too but Rahul Gandhi’s inability to replace Bhupesh Baghel as chief minister under pressure from Priyanka Gandhi proved fatal. Baghel was embroiled in so many scams that it landed BJP an unexpected victory and an equally unexpected new CM in Vishnu Deo Sai.

It is almost a given that the BJP will win all 11 seats this time as the Congress is in tatters. Only the margin of victory remains to be seen. The state government is doing its bit to fulfill Modi ki Guarantee. And it starts with Rs 1000 in the accounts of 70 lakh women in the state on March 10 just before the moel code of conduct comes into force. That and Rs 3,100 MSP as against the central MSP of Rs 2,250  per quintal of paddy procurement are the main issues. In fact, this twin promise over-rides everything else including the Ram Mandir. There have been batches of sponsored Ayodhya visitors from Chhattisgarh but the Mahtari Vandan Yojna (Rs 1,000 for women scheme) and Rs 3,100 MSP will beat any other issue or promise anyone else makes.

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Amit Shah accuses Congress of preserving Article 370 for 70 years

Shah was addressing a Lok Sabha election rally in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh where he said the Congress and the Samajwadi Party preserved Article 370 for 70 years, due to which terrorism in the country increased.

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Amit Shah accuses Congress of preserving Article 370 for 70 years

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday attacked Congress on Sunday for preserving Article 370 of the Constitution, due to which terrorism increased in the country. He further added that BJP will never let another division of the country happen. Shah was addressing a Lok Sabha election rally in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh where he said the Congress and the Samajwadi Party preserved Article 370 for 70 years, due to which terrorism in the country increased.

Addressing the people Shah said they had made Modiji the prime minister for the 2nd time and he abrogated Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019.  He compared the situation to earlier times in the valley, when the Army had to be taken along for hoisting the tricolour, at that same Lal Chowk (Jammu and Kashmir) to the situation now when the shobhayatra of Lord Krishna is being taken out. The rally was organised to garner support for B P Saroj, the BJP candidate from the Machhlishahr Lok Sabha constituency in Jaunpur.

Shah further added that the divisive policies of the Congress want to divide the country again but BJP will never let that happen again. The Union Home Minister accused the grand old party of spreading lies that if PM Modi comes to power for a 3rd time at the centre then he will abolish reservation.

Shah Pointed out that the prime minister has been in majority for the last 10 years and he did not use it to abolish reservation. Shah said, he wanted to ask (SP chief) Akhilesh Yadav and (Congress leader) Rahul Gandhi that when their government was in power for 10 years, what did Uttar Pradesh get in that period? The UPA government gave Rs 4.9 lakh crore to Uttar Pradesh in 10 years as compared to the NDA government which gave Rs 19.11 lakh crore.

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Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Neil Nitin Mukesh urge people to vote in Lok Sabha elections Phase 5 in Mumbai

The Bollywood superstar took to X and posted that as responsible Indian citizens they must exercise their right to vote this Monday in Maharashtra. He urged his fans to carry out their duty as Indians and vote keeping India’s best interests in mind.

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Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Neil Nitin Mukesh urge people to vote in Lok Sabha elections Phase 5 in Mumbai

As Maharashtra prepares for the 5th phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 20, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan urged his fans to vote and to carry out their duty as Indians. The actor further highlighted the significance of each vote and encouraged people to seize this chance to make their voices heard. The Bollywood superstar took to X and posted that as responsible Indian citizens they must exercise their right to vote this Monday in Maharashtra. He urged his fans to carry out their duty as Indians and vote keeping India’s best interests in mind.

Superstar Salman Khan also urged people to vote in his post on X and wrote that he exercises 365 days a year no matter what and now he is going to exercise his right to vote on the 20th of May no matter what. He asked his fans to take out time from their daily routines and go and cast their vote. He said they should not trouble our Bharat Mata and wrote Bharat Mata ki Jai.

Bollywood star Neil Nitin Mukesh also urged people to come out in large numbers and exercise their right to vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Urging his fans to vote, he shared a video in which he said that his daughter told him about a holiday on Monday. However, he asserted that it was his duty to make her and others understand that it is a voting day. He wrote in the caption, Yaad rakhiye MONDAY chutthi nahi hai VOTING Day hai. Please cast your votes for the Lok Sabha Election 2024 Election Date: 20th May 2024Voting Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

In Maharashtra, 13 constituencies— Dindori, Dhule, Palghar, Nashik, Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Mumbai North, Thane, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North-West, Mumbai South-Central, Mumbai North-Central, and Mumbai South—will go to the elections tomorrow.

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Arvind Kejriwal says BJP started Operation Jhaadu to crush AAP

The Delhi chief minister alleged BJP has started Operation Jhaadu so that they do not grow big and become a challenge to them

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Arvind Kejriwal says BJP started Operation Jhaadu to crush AAP

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday alleged BJP has started Operation Jhaadu to crush the Aam Aadmi Party since its popularity among the people is rising too fast. Kejriwal was addressing Aam Aadmi Party workers at the party office in New Delhi where he claimed the AAP’s bank accounts would be frozen after elections and they will be brought on the roads and left without an office.

The Delhi chief minister alleged BJP has started Operation Jhaadu so that they do not grow big and become a challenge to them.  He further added that through Operation Jhaadu, AAP’s big leaders will be arrested; they are being arrested, and in the coming days, Aam Aadmi Party’s bank accounts will be frozen.

Kejriwal pointed out that ED’s lawyer has already given this statement in court that soon after the election, AAP’s bank accounts will be frozen. He said that if they freeze their accounts now, then AAP will get sympathy. As a result after the election, ED will freeze AAP’s bank accounts. He said AAP’s party office will be cleared out, and the party will be brought to the streets.  Kejriwal said these are the 3 plans made by the BJP.

The Delhi chief minister claimed that no gold or money has been recovered from him, and the BJP, by creating false cases has got AAP leaders arrested. Kejriwal recalled that since the time he came to power in 2015, many allegations had been against him by the BJP. He said after the liquor policy scam has happened people are asking them if the scam happened then where is the money. He pointed out that in other places, when raids happen, notes and gold are recovered, but here nothing was found. Kejriwal asked the people that where is all the money? He said BJP had made fake cases and arrested AAP leaders.

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