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.