Election 2019 LIVE: Akhilesh Takes a Jibe at BJP, Says 'Instead of Ganga, Minister Was Cleaned'

Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE: The Election Commission has imposed a fresh 48-hour ban on Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for “threatening” poll authorities, “making communal remarks”.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi hinted at a conspiracy behind the fire which broke out at Shastri Bhawan this afternoon. “Modi ji, burning files is not going to save you. Your day of judgement is coming,” he tweeted.

Hitting out at SP chief Akhilesh Yadav over missing taps at his government bungalow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that “samajwad” (socialism) of theft is deep rooted in him.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi, the party’s candidate from East Delhi, has asked Gautam Gambhir why he decided to enter politics after he turned down her “open challenge” for a debate. “If you don’t believe in debates, then why have you entered politics? The Delhi government is going to start a cricket academy, why don’t you run that?” she asked him on Twitter after Gambhir told CNN-News18 that he does not believe in “dharna or debates”.

The Supreme Court has pulled up Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for attributing the ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’ remark to the court and said he is compelling the bench to take action against him for contempt. “We never said it.. You attributed the comment to us and now you are trying to justify it,” a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said.

The Supreme Court adjourned a plea by Congress MP Sushmita Dev alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah have been violating the Model Code of Conduct during their campaigning for Lok Sabha polls after the Election Commission said it will hold a meeting today to address the complaints.

The apex court will also hear Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s contempt case. The Supreme Court had issued a notice to Gandhi for his remarks in the Rafale case, rejecting his plea to lay the matter to rest after he expressed regret. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi would hear the contempt plea against Gandhi together with the petitions seeking review of its December verdict on the Rafale fighter jet deal with France today. The court has exempted Gandhi from making a personal appearance in the case.

Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi will travel to Madhya Pradesh to campaign for Congress candidates across the state. Gandhi will first reach district Tikamgarh and then Damoh. Later in the day, he is scheduled to campaign in Panna district of Madhya Pradesh.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be campaigning in one seat in Bihar and multiple seats in Uttar Pradesh. PM Modi’s first rally will be in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur where the BJP has fielded sitting MP Ajay Nishad who had defeated Akhilesh Prasad Singh of the Congress by more than 2 lakh votes in 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Then, the Prime Minister will proceed to UP to rally in Bahraich and Barabanki.

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