New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was today slapped by a man during a roadshow in the Moti Nagar area. Mr Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party chief, was standing on an open jeep, canvassing in the New Delhi constituency, when the man jumped up and attacked him.
Earlier in the day, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack at Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the fifth phase of the national elections to be held in 51 constituencies across seven states.
Mr Gandhi slamming PM said "Army is not his personal property". He also said Congress will have a "stern approach" against terrorism.
Later, PM Modi launched a counter-attack at Mr Gandhi alleging that under UPA "one of naamdar's business partners got defence offset contract".
The fifth phase of national elections will be held in 51 Lok Sabha seats on Monday. In UP, 14 Lok Sabha seats will vote in the fifth phase; voting will be also be held in five seats in Bihar. Today is the last day of campaigning for the fifth phase.
Here are the the live updates of Lok Sabha Elections 2019:
May 04, 2019 19:29 (IST)
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was today slapped by a man during a roadshow in the Moti Nagar area. Mr Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party chief, was standing on an open jeep, canvassing in the New Delhi constituency, when the man jumped up and attacked him. He was identified as 33-year-old Suresh, a spare parts dealer. The AAP, meanwhile, has blamed the BJP for the attack.
May 04, 2019 13:35 (IST)
BJP Chief Amit Shah in a tweet had made a similar allegation against Rahul Gandhi. "With Rahul Gandhi's Midas Touch, no deal is too much! When he has a say, his business partners make hay. Doesn't matter if India suffers on the way!" he tweeted with a media report.
May 04, 2019 13:17 (IST)
Congress, Samajwadi Party Betrayed Mayawati: PM Modi
"Congress leaders happily share stage with the Samajwadi Party in the rallies, these people have betrayed Behenji (Mayawati) so cunningly that even she is not able to comprehend. Party which was staking claim to PM post before 1st round of voting now admits to being a vote cutter," PM Modi was quoted as saying by news agency ANI