Narendra Modi’s Gujarat Blitz: 6 Rallies Across 11 Constituencies in 2 Days

To prepare for the third round of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, which is scheduled for May 7, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will spend two days campaigning in his home state of Gujarat. Assist. Modi is said to be visiting six public gatherings and 11 Lok Sabha seats in the state. According to sources, Anand, Wadhwan of Surendranagar, Junagadh, Jamnagar, Deesa of Banaskantha, and Himmatnagar of Sabarkantha would host the six public meetings. There’s a good chance that Vadodara will host a roadshow for PM Narendra Modi.

On May 7, voting will take place in Gujarat’s third round of elections for 25 of the 26 seats. The Election Commission proclaimed the BJP’s Mukesh Dalal the winner without opposition in the Surat constituency, and no polling will take place there. This comes just after the nominations for two Congress candidates were denied. In addition to the Congress, eight other candidates—mostly independents—as well as Pyarelal Bharti of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chose not to submit their nominations in Surat, which resulted in the triumph of the BJP.

BJP vs. Congress campaigns in Gujarat

Union Home Minister Amit Shah promoted the BJP’s third term at a campaign stop in Gujarat on Monday. The home minister emphasized in his speech that PM Modi will ban terrorism and naxalism from the nation if he were to win a third term in office.

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Two days prior to the elections, on May 5, the Congress will wrap up its Lok Sabha campaign in Gujarat, where it started last week. While Rahul Gandhi spoke at a rally in Patan on April 29 in favor of the party’s fielded candidate and former MLA Chandanji Thakor, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had a public gathering in Dharampur on April 27 under the Valsad Lok Sabha constituency.

Supreme Court Queries ED on Timing of Arvind Kejriwal’s Arrest

In response to a query on the date of AAP chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest from his attorney, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to provide a response. The Supreme Court noted that liberty is “very exceedingly important” when it heard Arvind Kejriwal’s appeal against his arrest in the Delhi excise policy case. The Enforcement Department lawyer was asked by Arvind Kejriwal why he was being held so close to the Lok Sabha elections.

Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21. “It is impossible to dispute the importance of liberty. The final query concerns the date of the arrest, which Arvind Kejriwal’s attorney has brought up. Specifically, they want to know why the arrest was made so soon before the general elections, Justice Sanjiv Khanna informed ASG SV Raju. The Delhi High Court supported Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest earlier this month, stating that the agency was left with no choice because the former had not been cooperating with the investigation.

In his appearance before the court today, Arvind Kejriwal’s attorney, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, said that MP Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy (MSR) was compelled to testify against Arvind Kejriwal in order to deny his son Raghav bail. This was reported by Live Law. He claimed that MSR’s breakdown was brought up by his son’s ongoing detention and used his statement to attack Kejriwal. Singhvi added that MSR had changed his prior remarks and that Raghav had been given bail the very following day.

Singhvi brought forward the claim that Vijay Nair, an assistant to Arvind Kejriwal, was taking bribes. The arrest took place in November 2022. In March 2024, Kejriwal was taken into custody. “There is no explanation for not arresting during this time,” he responded. “At first, Raghav made no accusations—his wife tried suicide. When he requested temporary bail, the special judge denied it. His grandmother slipped and ended up in intensive care. The High Court of Delhi granted him provisional bail. Singhvi stated, according to the website, “ED contested it.” He added that the Enforcement Directorate did not contest Raghav’s bail following his father’s statement.

“Please interpret the nuances… The approval process is a farce, Singhvi continued. The AAP leaders have been charged by the Enforcement Directorate with accepting ₹100 crore in bribes from the South Group, a political and business group, in exchange for their economic interests being served by the now-cancelled Delhi liquor policy. Kejriwal’s attorney, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, stated on Monday that the former cannot be arrested for refusing to comply with the agency’s summonses. He claimed that the agency lacked the necessary evidence to revoke his freedom.

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“You (ED) have to demonstrate the necessity of arrest based on material available with the investigating agency,” Singhvi said. “The ED has the authority, but not the duty, to make an arrest. There needs to be a cause for optimism, fresh information, or a connection that relates to Kejriwal specifically. Following the implementation of the model code of conduct, they detained Kejriwal. Until March 2024, he was not charged nor suspected,” he continued.

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Amit Shah ‘Confident’ as BJP Secures Seats After Phase 2 Polling

The Bharatiya Janata Party and its partners in the NDA, according to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, are confident of reaching the “400 paar” target in the Lok Sabha elections of 2024, having won over 100 seats after the two stages of voting. Amit Shah added that the public’s blessings and support are helping the BJP achieve its objective of having more than 400 Lok Sabha seats. “We can state that the BJP and its allies have crossed over 100 seats after two phases of elections, and we are optimistic that we are going towards our goal of ‘400 seats,’ based on our internal assessment. According to preliminary trends, the BJP is receiving positive feedback in southern India. “Amit Shah was quoted in Guwahati by news agency ANI.

On Monday night, Amit Shah traveled to Guwahati and conducted a roadshow in support of Bijuli Kalita Medhi, the party’s candidate for Guwahati. In Assam, the BJP is running for eleven of the fourteen seats, while its allies, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), are running for two seats (Barpeta and Dhubri) and the UPPL for one seat (Kokrajhar).

‘Congress is spreading lies’: Amit ShahQ

Amit Shah said at a press conference that the Congress was disseminating false information about the BJP’s plans to amend the Constitution and remove reservations if it wins a third term in office. Lies about the saffron party amending the constitution and eliminating reservations are being propagated by the Congress. We do not regard voters as either a majority or a minority; in Assam, the BJP is going to win 12 of the 14 Lok Sabha seats, according to Amit Shah. The Union home minister claimed that the Congress is trying to preserve “the little of what is remaining of their support base” and attacked it for engaging in “politics of appeasement since the very beginning.”

Amit Shah on reservation

“The BJP opposes religious reservations. We support the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code throughout the nation and guarantee that individuals of all faiths are subject to the same laws,” Amit Shah was cited by the news agency as saying. Along with saying that legislation based on religion is wrong and goes against the spirit of the Constitution, the top BJP official also remarked that this is a secular nation.

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Amit Shah on fake video

In response to the “fake video” of Amit Shah discussing reservations that went viral on social media, he claimed the opposition was using a variety of strategies to mislead people. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Monday that an Assamese Congress official had been arrested for allegedly spreading the video.