Congress President Rahul Gandhi today admitted that he had misquoted the Supreme Court after its ruling on the Rafale fighter jet deal. The remarks were made "in the heat of political campaigning," he said. He added that his words were mostly in response to the ruling BJP claiming victory after a December top court order giving the government a clean chit in the case.
Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi's party has fielded three-time chief minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit as its candidate from the parliamentary constituency of North East Delhi. Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken is the party's candidate from the New Delhi parliamentary constituency. Days ago, there was speculation that the veteran politician might contest the election from East Delhi. Instead, the Congress is fielding Arvinder Singh Lovely from there.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is campaigning in Maharashtra and Rajasthan. "Terrorists know that PM Modi will find them from the depths of hell and punish them," PM Modi told people in Dindori, Maharashtra.
In West Bengal, BJP chief Amit Shah accused Chief Minster Mamata Banerjee of minority appeasement. "Mamata increased allowance of the Imams. Why isn't she giving the allowance to the Poojari. This is nothing but a discrimination," he said.
Here are the highlights on Lok Sabha Elections-related news:
"We are not afraid of the BJP," she said.
"We will do it before the deadline (on announcing the name of the seventh candidate from Delhi)," she added.
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Officer Suspended For Checking PM Modi's Chopper Sent Back To KarnatakaAn Election Commission general observer, who was suspended for checking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's helicopter in Odisha's Sambalpur in violation of norms for dealing with SPG protectees, has been sent back to Karnataka."
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Heading to Bikaner in Rajasthan. Looking forward to addressing election meetings in Bikaner and Alwar Loksabha constituencies today. @BJP4Rajasthan
- Chowkidar Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) April 22, 2019
- Mamata Banerjee can see that she will lose.
- Democracy has taken a hit with this kind of violence in Bengal.
- The refugees who have come from Bangladesh, be it Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, or Christians, BJP has clearly signaled in its 'sankalp patra' that we will give them citizenship. We will take forward a zero-tolerance approach towards terrorism.
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- BJP (@BJP4India) April 22, 2019
Congress Central Election Committee announces five more candidates for the ensuing elections to the Lok Sabha from Haryana. pic.twitter.com/DQVPUzpZlT
- Congress (@INCIndia) April 21, 2019
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- BJP (@BJP4India) April 21, 2019
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