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Taliban, Abba Jaan, Ram Mandir: BJP-Yogi Adityanath sets out issues for next year’s assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh
Nowadays, Yogi Adityanath is quite vocal on the issues such as Taliban, Muslim appeasement and Ram Mandir. He is attacking the SP on the issue of Taliban, exposing Muslim appeasement on various fronts through comments like Abbajan and also trying for Hindu integration through the issue of Ram Mandir.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday accused previous governments of the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party for practising appeasement politics and claimed that only people who say Abba Jaan got rations in the state till the BJP took over the reins.
Abba Jaan is a term used mostly by Muslims for their fathers. With elections round the corner, the Chief Minister’s statement is seen as the return of communal politics to the main stage for the BJP. The swipe was also seen by some as one aimed for rival Akhilesh Yadav, son of former Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav.
In the recent past, Yogi Adityanath has been quite vocal on the Taliban, Muslim appeasement and Ram Mandir. He has been attacking the Samajwadi Party on the issue of national security on the Taliban, exposing Muslim appeasement on various fronts through comments like Abba jaan and also trying for Hindu consolidation by raising the Ram Mandir.
Smarting over a newspaper ad goof, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister set the tone for next year’s Assembly elections addressing rallies in Kushinagar and Sant Kabir Nagar, where he laid foundation foundation stones of projects worth crores of rupees.
Addressing a rally in Kushinagar, Adityanath said there is no place for appeasement politics under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Without naming the party, he said that the people of the state will not tolerate pro-Taliban casteist-dynastic mentality that shot at the devotees of Lord Ram. He also dubbed Congress as the mother of terrorism and the Samajwadi Party a Bichchu (scorpion).
His remarks with communal undertones was called out by many on social media including former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who termed it blatant communalism.
The Yogi Adityanath government has been criticised for Covid mismanagement in Uttar Pradesh that left over 22,874 death. The state had also faced an acute shortage of hospital beds, oxygen and other essential medical supplies during Covid second wave.
In the 2017 Assembly elections, the BJP won a landslide 312 Assembly seats while the Samajwadi Party got 47 seats, and the BSP 19 and the Congress only 7 seats.
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Lok Sabha elections 2024: Newly married couple cast vote in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur, video goes viral
A video went viral amid the ongoing Phase 1 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, where a couple went to cast a vote in Udhampur soon after their wedding, in their wedding dresses
People from all walks of life have come together to participate in the biggest festival of democracy as the Lok Sabha elections for the first phase have begun. Voters of all ages, including first-time voters, exercised their right to vote during the first phase of the election. A bride and groom appeared at the booth to cast their votes in an unusual incident that took place in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir.
The video of the couple is now going viral on the internet. Netizens are praising them for exercising their right. A user said these couples are inspiration to many. Another congratulated them and said they had set an example in the society.
Meanwhile, the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency, which is comprised of the five districts of Udhampur, Kathua, Ramban, Doda, and Kishtwar, began polling at 7 a.m. despite bad weather.
In a simillar incident, Kapil Gupta married on Thursday and shortly after returned home on Friday morning, he cast his vote at a polling booth that was put up on the premises of the Jammu and Kashmir Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes & Backward Classes Development Corporation Limited in Udhampur town.
He urged people to cast their ballots in big numbers, saying, voting is our right and must be done on priority.
Sahil and Radhika, another recently-wed couple, showed up at an election booth set up at an Udhampur school dressed as bride and groom.
The bride said, on Thursday, the day when they got married, she suggested to to her husband that they will go for voting. Although her vote was not there but she accompanied her husband to the polling booth.
She continued saying that she will be visiting her parents later in the day, which is in a nearby village to fulfil her democratic right as well.
In Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur-Kathua, voting is presently underway. However, despite of bad weather, people are going to polling boot to cast their vote. Voting is scheduled to end at 6 pm.
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Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Vijay Sethupathi, Dhanush vote in Chennai
Superstar Rajinikanth was accompanied by his publicist and his team at the polling both. He greeted everyone and flashed his inked finger for the media.
Superstar Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan cast their votes at their respective polling booths in Chennai on Friday. Actor Dhanush cast his vote at the St Francis Xavier School, TTK Road. Vijay Sethupathi exercised his duty at the Chennai High School in Kilpauk.
Voting for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 started on Friday. The people of Tamil Nadu will go for voting in the first phase of the elections today. Rajinikanth was accompanied by his publicist and his team at the polling both. He greeted everyone and flashed his inked finger for the media.
A video shows superstar Rajinikanth arriving at his booth and exercising his duty is circulating on social media. He was mobbed by fans while exiting the polling booth. Actor Kamal Haasan, and Makkal Needhi Maiam president, arrived at his election booth to cast his vote. Actor Dhanush cast his vote at the St Francis Xavier School in TTK Road at around 8 am. Vijay Sethupathi cast his vote at the Chennai High School in Kilpauk.
According to reports Ajith Kumar was one of the first actors to cast his vote in Chennai. Social media user Ramesh Bala took to X and shared a video of the actor at the polling station. The actor was seen voting in Thiruvanmiyur early on Friday. Ajith, Rajinikanth and Sivakarthikeyan spoke to the press after voting and urged people to come out and exercise their duty.
Superstar Rajinikanth will be seen next in director TJ Gnanavel’s Vettaiyan. The film features an ensemble cast including Rana Daggubati, Fahadh Faasil, Amitabh Bachchan, Manju Warrier, and Dushara Vijayan, Ritika Singh in pivotal roles. Upcoming projects of Dhanush include Raayan, Kubera and Nilavukku En Mel Ennadi Kobam. Ajith was last seen in the 2023 film Thunivu. He is currently shooting for Vidaa Muyarchi, which is helmed by Magizh Thirumeni and also stars Trisha, Arjun Sarja, Regina Cassandra and Arav in important roles.
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Lok Sabha elections 2024: Google Doodle marks the start of polls with index finger voting symbol
Google released a doodle today, to mark the begining of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in India.
Google unveiled a doodle today, with an inked index finger to commemorate the start of the voting for Indian Lok Sabha elections 2024. This symbolic image represents the country’s ongoing voting process as the general election’s first phase gets under way.
The nationwide availability of this doodle will encourage voters in different states to visit polling booths to cast their votes.
Google Doodles are quick, temporary updates to the Google logo that reflect various national and international topics, such as holidays, significant occasions, and influential people who have had a significant impact on society.
Users can engage in a range of engaging experiences with these Doodles because they are presented in a variety of formats, including photos, animations, slideshows, videos, and interactive games.
Meanwhile, the BJP-led NDA and the INDIA alliance are expected to engage in a fierce contest in this year. 102 constituencies are being covered by elections being held in 17 states and 4 Union Territories (UTs) during 1st phase of election. Over 16.63 crore eligible voters will have 1.87 lakh polling places set up for the first phase of voting. There are 8.4 crore men, 8.23 crore women, and 11,371 voters of a third gender among the eligible voters.
A total of 1625 candidates from various parties will contest in the first phase of elections. Nitin Gadkari, K Annamalai, Jitin Prasada, Jitan Ram Manjhi, Nakul Nath, Gaurav Gogoi, Imran Masood, Karti Chidambaram, Tamilisai Soundararajan, and Dayanidhi Maran are among the important candidates whose fates would be decided today.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced that polling will take place from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. The results of the voting will pe announced on June 4, as per ECI.
Today, April 19, a number of states, including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and portions of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Tripura, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Manipur, Assam, and Bihar, will hold their first phase of elections.
Voting in Phase 2 is slated to take place on April 26. Phase 3 will take place on May 7, Phase 4 on May 13, Phase 5 on May 20, Phase 6 on May 25, and Phase 7 on June 1.
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