Election Tracker LIVE: Oppn Parties Deliberately Creating Row Over Polls During Ramzan, Says BJP
Election Tracker LIVE: Oppn Parties Deliberately Creating Row Over Polls During Ramzan, Says BJP
Election Tracker LIVE: The BJP Monday accused some opposition parties of deliberately triggering a row over the Lok Sabha polls being held during Ramzan, when Muslims fast, saying it is a "communal" ploy to divide the country ahead of the elections. Leaders of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are among those who have claimed that holding elections during Ramzan will inconvenience Muslims and help the BJP as the community is largely seen to be backing the opposition parties against the ruling alliance.
BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain pointed out that Navratas, when many Hindus observe fast, will also fall during the elections. "Muslims do not observe roza by not doing their work. Islam also does not ask us to stop our work for worship. It is not that people who have jobs do not attend them during Ramzan. They keep roza and do their work as well. Creating such a controversy is unfortunate," he said.
15:57 (IST)
Opposition parties deliberately creating a controversy over elections during Ramzan:BJP | The BJP on Monday accused some opposition parties of deliberately triggering a row over the Lok Sabha polls being held during Ramzan, when Muslims fast, saying it is a "communal" ploy to divide the country ahead of the elections. Leaders of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are among those who have claimed that holding elections during Ramzan will inconvenience Muslims and help the BJP as the community is largely seen to be backing the opposition parties against the ruling alliance. BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain pointed out that Navratas, when many Hindus observe fast, will also fall during the elections. "Muslims do not observe roza by not doing their work. Islam also does not ask us to stop our work for worship. It is not that people who have jobs do not attend them during Ramzan. They keep roza and do their work as well. Creating such a controversy is unfortunate," he said. People who want to divide the country on communal lines are causing a controversy over it deliberately,” Hussain added.
15:52 (IST)
Congress MLC from Maharashta Haribhau Rathod has landed himself in a controversy after a video has surfaced, that shows him gesticulating abusively towards PM Narendra Modi while talking about IAF airstrikes in Balakot on February 26. The video was shot on March 10 during a rally.
15:49 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath on Monday said the countdown to the defeat of the NDA government at the Centre has begun with the announcement of the Lok Sabha poll schedule. Asked about some state BJP leaders claiming that his government would "collapse automatically" after the NDA retains power in the 2019 general polls, Nath said, "I can't stop them from dreaming." Polls for 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh will be held in four phases on April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19.
15:35 (IST)
National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Monday made serious allegations against the BJP-led Centre, saying it ordered the air strike in Pakistan's Balakot with the "sole purpose" of winning Lok Sabha elections 2019. The Srinagar MP alleged the BJP has "failed" on all fronts and it was apprehended that there would be a fight or skirmish with Pakistan before the polls so that Prime Minister Narendra Modi becomes some kind of an "avatar" without whom India cannot survive. "This surgical strike (air strike) was done only for the purpose of election...totally for the election. We lost an aircraft worth crores of rupees. Be thankful that the IAF pilot (Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman) survived and returned from Pakistan with respect," Abdullah told reporters.
15:32 (IST)
Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar has decided to not contest Lok Sabha elections 2019. He had contested and won from the Baramati constituency in Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha elections 2014.
15:27 (IST)
3rd Legislator to Quit Congress Party in 4 Days | A little while before Dharaviya quit, his former party colleague Parsotam Sabariya, who had resigned as Dhrangadhra MLA on March 8, joined the ruling BJP in the presence of its senior leaders I K Jadeja and K C Patel. Sabariya was arrested in October last year in connection with an irrigation scam and was granted bail by the Gujarat High Court in February. Sabariya said he was not under pressure to join the BJP and claimed he was making the switch to develop his constituency.
15:25 (IST)
Gujarat Congress MLA Resigns | A day ahead of the Congress Working Committee meeting in Ahmedabad, Jamnagar (Rural) MLA Vallabh Dharaviya quit the party and tendered his resignation from the Assembly to Speaker Rajendra Trivedi on Monday afternoon. Dharaviya's is the third resignation of a Congress MLA in the past four days. "Dharaviya has resigned as Jamnagar (Rural) MLA. He told me he is resigning voluntarily," Speaker Trivedi confirmed.
15:11 (IST)
Clearing the Air | Referring to the political uproar on elections during Ramzan, the Election Commission has said that the date of the main festival (Eif-ul-fitre) and the Fridays have been avoided for poll days. "An entire cannot be excluded from the election schedule," the EC said.
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Senior BJP Leader and Former MLA Joins BJD |Jyotirindra Nath Mitra, senior BJP leader and former MLA from Khurda, on Monday joined the ruling BJD, party sources said. The two-rime MLA, popularly known as Jitu Mitra, had quit the BJD in 2014 after being denied a party ticket. He then switched over to the BJP and contested the Assembly elections unsuccessfully, they said. Mitra returned to the BJD's fold on Monday in the presence of party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
14:06 (IST)
With the model code of conduct coming into effect after the announcements of Lok Sabha poll schedule, the district authorities in Uttar Pradesh have started to remove hoardings advertising central and state government schemes, officials said Monday. City Magistrate Atul Kumar said that teams led by subdivisional magistrates removed several hoardings in the district including those put up by the central and state governments. The step was taken after the Model Code of Conduct kicked in Sunday with the announcement of the poll schedule.
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BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain pointed out that Navratas, when many Hindus observe fast, will also fall during the elections. "Muslims do not observe roza by not doing their work. Islam also does not ask us to stop our work for worship. It is not that people who have jobs do not attend them during Ramzan. They keep roza and do their work as well. Creating such a controversy is unfortunate," he said.
15:57 (IST)
Opposition parties deliberately creating a controversy over elections during Ramzan:BJP | The BJP on Monday accused some opposition parties of deliberately triggering a row over the Lok Sabha polls being held during Ramzan, when Muslims fast, saying it is a "communal" ploy to divide the country ahead of the elections. Leaders of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are among those who have claimed that holding elections during Ramzan will inconvenience Muslims and help the BJP as the community is largely seen to be backing the opposition parties against the ruling alliance. BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain pointed out that Navratas, when many Hindus observe fast, will also fall during the elections. "Muslims do not observe roza by not doing their work. Islam also does not ask us to stop our work for worship. It is not that people who have jobs do not attend them during Ramzan. They keep roza and do their work as well. Creating such a controversy is unfortunate," he said. People who want to divide the country on communal lines are causing a controversy over it deliberately,” Hussain added.
15:52 (IST)
Congress MLC from Maharashta Haribhau Rathod has landed himself in a controversy after a video has surfaced, that shows him gesticulating abusively towards PM Narendra Modi while talking about IAF airstrikes in Balakot on February 26. The video was shot on March 10 during a rally.
15:49 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath on Monday said the countdown to the defeat of the NDA government at the Centre has begun with the announcement of the Lok Sabha poll schedule. Asked about some state BJP leaders claiming that his government would "collapse automatically" after the NDA retains power in the 2019 general polls, Nath said, "I can't stop them from dreaming." Polls for 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh will be held in four phases on April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19.
15:35 (IST)
National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Monday made serious allegations against the BJP-led Centre, saying it ordered the air strike in Pakistan's Balakot with the "sole purpose" of winning Lok Sabha elections 2019. The Srinagar MP alleged the BJP has "failed" on all fronts and it was apprehended that there would be a fight or skirmish with Pakistan before the polls so that Prime Minister Narendra Modi becomes some kind of an "avatar" without whom India cannot survive. "This surgical strike (air strike) was done only for the purpose of election...totally for the election. We lost an aircraft worth crores of rupees. Be thankful that the IAF pilot (Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman) survived and returned from Pakistan with respect," Abdullah told reporters.
15:32 (IST)
Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar has decided to not contest Lok Sabha elections 2019. He had contested and won from the Baramati constituency in Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha elections 2014.
15:27 (IST)
3rd Legislator to Quit Congress Party in 4 Days | A little while before Dharaviya quit, his former party colleague Parsotam Sabariya, who had resigned as Dhrangadhra MLA on March 8, joined the ruling BJP in the presence of its senior leaders I K Jadeja and K C Patel. Sabariya was arrested in October last year in connection with an irrigation scam and was granted bail by the Gujarat High Court in February. Sabariya said he was not under pressure to join the BJP and claimed he was making the switch to develop his constituency.
15:25 (IST)
Gujarat Congress MLA Resigns | A day ahead of the Congress Working Committee meeting in Ahmedabad, Jamnagar (Rural) MLA Vallabh Dharaviya quit the party and tendered his resignation from the Assembly to Speaker Rajendra Trivedi on Monday afternoon. Dharaviya's is the third resignation of a Congress MLA in the past four days. "Dharaviya has resigned as Jamnagar (Rural) MLA. He told me he is resigning voluntarily," Speaker Trivedi confirmed.
15:11 (IST)
Clearing the Air | Referring to the political uproar on elections during Ramzan, the Election Commission has said that the date of the main festival (Eif-ul-fitre) and the Fridays have been avoided for poll days. "An entire cannot be excluded from the election schedule," the EC said.
14:52 (IST)
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14:41 (IST)
Senior BJP Leader and Former MLA Joins BJD |Jyotirindra Nath Mitra, senior BJP leader and former MLA from Khurda, on Monday joined the ruling BJD, party sources said. The two-rime MLA, popularly known as Jitu Mitra, had quit the BJD in 2014 after being denied a party ticket. He then switched over to the BJP and contested the Assembly elections unsuccessfully, they said. Mitra returned to the BJD's fold on Monday in the presence of party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
14:06 (IST)
With the model code of conduct coming into effect after the announcements of Lok Sabha poll schedule, the district authorities in Uttar Pradesh have started to remove hoardings advertising central and state government schemes, officials said Monday. City Magistrate Atul Kumar said that teams led by subdivisional magistrates removed several hoardings in the district including those put up by the central and state governments. The step was taken after the Model Code of Conduct kicked in Sunday with the announcement of the poll schedule.
13:45 (IST)
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