Upset Over Alcoholic Father Beating Mother, Teen Dies By Suicide: Cops

A 17-year-old girl from Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district immolated herself apparently after she was upset over her father's dependence on alcohol and violent behaviour towards her mother, an official said on Saturday.

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MP Girl Attempts Self Immolation Over Father's Alcoholism

Khargone (MP): A 17-year-old girl from Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district immolated herself apparently after she was upset over her father's dependence on alcohol and violent behaviour towards her mother, an official said on Saturday. The teenager died by suicide in Rawat Palasia village on Friday, said Barwah police station in-charge Nirmal Shrivas. The girl left behind a note saying her father was a habitual drinker and would often beat up her mother. The teenager also accused the police of not taking action despite complaints against her father, the official said, citing the suicide note. Shrivas, however, denied the allegation against police. He said the police had acted on complaints against the girl's father and got him to furnish a bond (for good behaviour). Khargone Superintendent of Police Dharmaraj Meena said strict action will be taken against the girl's father. He said police had acted on complaints earlier and arrested him. The deceased girl's younger sister also accused their father of drinking heavily and assaulting their mother. She too claimed that the police did not act on multiple complaints. The mother said her husband beats her up after drinking. Their daughter set herself on fire as she was upset by her father's behaviour, she said.

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Teens Death in Madhya Pradesh Highlights Tragic Impact of Domestic Violence

Teens Death in Madhya Pradesh Highlights Tragic Impact of Domestic Violence A 17-year-old girl from Madhya Pradeshs Khargone district immolated herself apparently after she was upset over her fathers dependence on alcohol and violent behaviour towards her mother, an official said on Saturday. The teenager died by suicide in Rawat Palasia village on Friday, said Barwah police station in-charge Nirmal Shrivas. The girl left behind a note saying her father was a habitual drinker and would often beat up her mother. The teenager also accused the police of not taking action despite complaints against her father, the official said, citing the suicide note. Shrivas, however, denied the allegation against police. He said the police had acted on complaints against the girls father and got him to furnish a bond (for good behaviour). Khargone Superintendent of Police Dharmaraj Meena said strict action will be taken against the girl's father. He said police had acted on complaints earlier and arrested him. The deceased girls younger sister also accused their father of drinking heavily and assaulting their mother. She too claimed that the police did not act on multiple complaints. The mother said her husband beats her up after drinking. Their daughter set herself on fire as she was upset by her fathers behaviour, she said.

Travel tips: Madhya Pradesh, the heart of India, is a great place for food lovers, know these 10 amazing dishes from here.

Madhya Pradesh is called the heart of the country. The historical buildings, beautiful lake, excellent tourist places, food, and rich culture here attract the tourists a lot. Along with roaming in Madhya Pradesh, one can also taste the delicious dishes here. If you taste it once, you will try to make it first as soon as you get home. You will hardly get to taste the taste here anywhere else. In such a situation, tourists get a chance to enjoy the best flavors along with sightseeing. Today we are going to tell you about the famous and wonderful dishes of Madhya Pradesh which become the pride of this place. Let us know about these diets... # Poha Jalebi Most of the people of Indore as well as Madhya Pradesh start their day with Poha. But, when it comes to street foods, the day starts with Poha Jalebi. People's mouths water when they see Jalebi on top of Poha. Khatmitte Poha along with crispy Jalebi makes this street food even more delicious. There are queues at many shops for this street food in the morning and evening. If you want to taste the real taste of street foods in Madhya Pradesh, then definitely try Poha Jalebi. #Dal Bafla Dal Bafla, which started from Dal Baati of Rajasthan, has made a special place for itself in the hearts of people in Madhya Pradesh. Let us tell you that the taste of Dal Bafla and Dal Baati is almost similar and both are made on special occasions in MP. Crunchy balls made of wheat flour, when dipped in ghee and eaten with spicy dal, pickles and curry, this food makes you feel the culture of Rajasthan, even if only for a moment. #Mawa Bati Mawa Bati is a unique sweet found only in Madhya Pradesh. Though it looks like big big-sized gulab jamun, it is crisp and has the right texture and sweetness. Mawa flour is mixed with dry fruits and then formed into round shapes, after which it is deep fried and then soaked in syrup. In some places, Mawa Baati is garnished with coconut powder to further enhance its taste. It is a sweet dish often served on festive occasions. # Bhopali Gosht Korma If you are fond of non-veg and are looking for some of the best non-veg street foods in Madhya Pradesh, then you must try Bhopali Gosht Korma once. This is a Mughlai direction. It is said that the Bhopali Gosht Korma dish originated from Bhopal and gradually started being liked all over Madhya Pradesh as well as India. Mutton is cooked on low flame in thick and spicy gravy, which tastes very tasty. #Corn cake This is a dish which you will get only in MP. Apart from being healthy and tasty, you will also get the taste of MP in it. This dish made of grated corn is cooked with spices, coconut, and milk and then seasoned with mustard seeds and green chilies. Such a taste emerges which draws you back here again and again. If you also want to taste the real taste of MP then you must taste this dish. #Mill's herb This dish is another dish influenced by Rajasthani cuisine. Chakki ki shaak features steamed flour in a spicy Indian gravy, and is served as a side dish on festive occasions. Chakki ki shaak goes well with a bowl of curd and is eaten with great relish in many parts of the state. This dish, which is very famous in Indore, will make your mouth water. #Malpua If you want to taste some of the best street food in the streets of Madhya Pradesh, then you must try the taste of Malpua. However, regarding Malpua, it is said that its real taste can be tasted in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. This street food prepared in desi ghee is a very popular dish in Jabalpur. At many places, Malpua is also served with Rabdi on top of it, the taste of which is unmatched. It is also served with dry fruits on top. #Biryani Pilaf If you are a food lover and like Biryani, then Bhopal is one of the best places in the country to eat it. Bhopali Biryani has its specialty. Mutton is the main ingredient of biryani but you will also get to taste chicken pieces in this biryani. This is a dish whose taste varies according to the region and which has been liked a lot in the history of India and it has a deep connection with our history. #Seekh kebab Mughal cuisine has had a deep impact on the cuisine of Madhya Pradesh. In all parts of the state, you can find some of the best Mughlai cuisine. Seekh Kebab is one of the most loved non-vegetarian dishes of Madhya Pradesh. The minced meat is wrapped around a skewer (sikh) and then cooked over a coal fire. If you are in Madhya Pradesh, you must try this dish. You can also enjoy Shammi Kebab, Korma, and Keema here. # Indori Namkeen Namkeen made in MP has left its mark all over India. The Ratlami samveen here has proved its taste all over the country, but along with it, Indori Namkeen is also equally famous. These nankeens are made from gram flour and fried in peanut oil. Sarafa Bazaar of Indore is the best place to buy these namkeens where you can get delicious namkeen of different flavors like Pineapple Sev, Pani Puri Sev. Let us tell you that the most popular among these varieties are Khatta Meetha Indori Namkeen and Falhari Namkeen. (PC: Lifeberrys)

PM indulging in 'false propaganda', BJP against reservation for SCs, STs, OBCs: Congress

Congress disputes Modi's 'quota snatching' claim, emphasizes historical role in SC, ST, OBC reservations. Modi vows to safeguard quotas, portraying as 'chowkidar' against Congress's alleged redistribution and tax plans. Modi campaigns in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh.

Madhya Pradesh: Death toll rises to 2 in Jabalpur blast incident; NSG begins investigation

Madhya Pradesh: Death toll rises to 2 in Jabalpur blast incident; NSG begins investigation A team of National Security Guard (NSG) began investigation into the Jabalpur blast incident, which killed people, a police official said on Saturday. The blast occurred in a scrapyard located near Khajri Khiriya bypass under the jurisdiction of Adhartal police station in Jabalpur district at around 12 pm on Thursday (April 25). On getting the information about the incident, the police, fire tenders reached the spot and doused off the fire. Meanwhile, on Friday, the district administration also razed down the illegal constructions of the owner of the scrapyard located in Anand Nagar in the city. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sonakshi Saxena told ANI, A team of NSG has arrived here to investigate the blast incident, which happened here on April 25. They are checking with their expertise about what and how the incident occurred. The police team is also working in coordination with the NSG team and action will be taken in the matter according to the facts and findings in the probe. So far two people have been found dead in the incident and an FIR was registered against the person concerned (owner of the scrapyard, Shamim Rza). Further investigation into the matter is underway, the officer added. Earlier on Friday (April 26), ASP Sonali Dubey told reporters, Police are investigating the blast that happened on April 25 in Jabalpur. On April 26, the encroachment was removed in relation to the blast in the city and the revenue department will be able to tell you more about that...This is a big investigation. We really need to look into why this event happened and be able to control such incidents in the future. (ANI)

Never opposed PFI ban, hanging of Afzal Guru: Digvijaya Singh

Bhopal: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday rejected Union Home Minister Amit Shahs allegation that he had opposed the ban on the Popular Front of India and instead accused the BJP of contesting polls in Karnataka in alliance with PFIs political unit. Singh, the Congress candidate from Rajgarh Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh, Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .

Dhar LS Polls: Varying Views on Bhojshala Dispute's Influence

Dhar LS Polls: Varying Views on Bhojshala Dispute's Influence The people of Dhar Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh are divided on how the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula mosque dispute will play out in the polls, with a section believing it will give an advantage to one side, while another claimed factors like employment etc will take centre-stage. The Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque is a medieval-era monument that Hindus claim is a temple of Goddess Vagdevi (Saraswati), while the Muslims say it is a centuries-old mosque. On March 11 this year, the MP High Court had directed the Archaeological Survey of India to carry out a scientific survey of the structure, which has been underway since March 22. As per an ASI order issued on April 7, 2003, Hindus are allowed to worship inside the Bhojshala complex every Tuesday, while Muslims are allowed to offer namaz at the site on Fridays. The scientific survey was ordered after an organization named 'Hindu Front for Justice' challenged this arrangement in the Indore bench of MP HC. Polls in Dhar Lok Sabha seat, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes, will be held on May 13, while votes will be counted on June 4. ''For us, the Bhojshala is not an election issue but one that pertains to our culture. We want peaceful solution to the Bhojshala dispute like the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid issue in Ayodhya,'' local resident Anju Mittal told PTI on Saturday. Azhar Khan, another resident of Dhar, too claimed the issue will not play a role in the polls, adding that he wanted the focus to be on development of the region. ''We want brotherhood to remain in our city,'' Khan emphasised. However, shopkeeper Nuru Qureshi differed from Mittal and Khan and said the issue will be a decisive factor in the Lok Sabha polls and will give advantage to one side. Qureshi, who says he holds a 'Master of Social Work' degree, added that migrants of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and some other states are taking up jobs in units in the Pithampura industrial belt of Dhar, while youngsters from the area are unemployed. Archana Bansal, whose family runs a business, said proposed railway projects in Dhar will be the main poll issue since they will lead to development in this tribal pocket of the state. ''The Bhojshala dispute is also an important election issue. It will affect the electoral equation,'' she added. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has held this seat since 2014, while the Congress won it in 2009 and several times in the 1980s and 90s. An ASI application in the HC seeking 8-week extension to complete the survey of the structure will be heard on April 29.

Shivraj Chouhan Set For Delhi As PM Modi Hints At Bigger Role For Him At Centre

Madhya Pradesh's longest-serving chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is likely to play an important role in national politics with Prime Minister Narendra Modi telling an election rally recently that he wanted to ake him to Delhi (Centre).

Tragic Accident: Bus Slides into Valley Injuring 10 Passengers Under Repair

Tragic Accident: Bus Slides into Valley Injuring 10 Passengers Under Repair At least 10 passengers were injured after a private bus parked for some repair work fell into a 50-feet deep gorge in Karoli Ghat mountain pass section in Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh early on Saturday, police said. The injured were admitted to a local hospital and they are out of danger, the police said. ''The incident occurred around 5.30 am. The bus going from Indore (in Madhya Pradesh) to Akola (in Maharashtra) suffered some battery issue, due to which its staff decided to park it by the roadside and carry out the repair work,'' Burhanpur Superintendent of Police Devendra Patidar said. They placed some large stones under the wheels of the bus to prevent it from moving downwards. However, the stones might have got dislodged, which resulted in the vehicle falling down into the 50-feet deep gorge in the Karoli ghat section, he said. ''Ten to twelve persons suffered injuries in the accident and they were admitted to a local hospital. Nobody was seriously injured,'' he added.

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Lok Sabha elections: 65% turnout in 2nd phase

NEW DELHI: In a relatively improved showing, the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections recorded over 65% voter turnout covering 88 seats across 13 states. The highest voting percentage was recorded in Tripura at 78.53% while the lowest was in Uttar Pradesh at 54.85%. Kerala, Karnataka and Rajasthan accounted for more than half the seats. Elections to 14 seats were held in Karnataka, 13 seats in Rajasthan, 8 seats each in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, 6 seats in Madhya Pradesh, 5 seats each in Assam and Bihar, 3 seats each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and 1 seat each in Manipur, Tripura and Jammu and Kashmir. All eyes are on the high stakes battle in Kerala, where the BJP has been aggressively working to open its account. The contests in Wayanad, where former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is contesting, and Thiruvananthapuram where Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar is pitted against sitting MP Shashi Tharoor, are keenly watched. Other top guns in the fray include actor-turned-politician Arun Govil in Meerut, Karnataka deputy CM D K Shivakumars brother D K Suresh in Bangalore Rural, and former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy (JDS) in Mandya. BJPs Hema Malini, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat are seeking a hat-trick of wins from Uttar Pradeshs Mathura, Rajasthans Kota and Jodhpur, respectively. With the conclusion of the second phase, voting has been completed in 14 states/UTs.

Shah triggers Sharia Vs UCC debate, says personal laws wont be allowed

BHOPAL : Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah on Friday triggered a debate by reiterating his partys poll promise of implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) across the country if the Modi regime got another term in power. Claiming that Congresss manifesto mentions re-introducing personal laws, he said, Personal law means they (Congress) want to bring Muslim personal law. Will we allow the country to be run by Sharia? Will the resumption of Triple Talaq be allowed? Till the BJP is in power, we wont allow personal law to return. This country will run according to the UCC in the spirit of its Constitution. We have already done it in Uttarakhand, and it will be done in the entire country. This is PM Modis guarantee, Shah said. The home minister hit the campaign trail in Madhya Pradeshs two high-profile constituencies, Guna and Rajgarh, earlier in the day. While the BJP has fielded Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia (four times MP in the seat with Congress ticket) in Guna, the partys second-time MP Rodmal Nagar will take on ex-CM Digvijaya Singh, fighting LS polls from the home constituency Rajgarh after 33 years. Both the seats will vote in the third phase on May 7. Addressing a rally in Ashok Nagar of Guna, Shah praised Scindia. Im here to solicit votes for Jyotiraditya Scindia, my friend and BJPs senior leader. Home seat Former CM Digvijaya Singh is fighting LS polls from his home constituency Rajgarh after a gap of 33 years

Congress Top Leaders to Descend on TG for LS campaigning in May

Hyderabad: Top Congress leaders including party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi will campaign for the party candidates in Lok Sabha elections in the first week of May. Other national leaders will also join the campaign ahead of the May 13 polls. According to the preliminary schedule, Rahul Gandhi will campaign in North Telangana districts while Priyanka Gandhi will cover the southern parts of the state. Rahul Gandhi's election rallies are planned in combined Warangal, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Adilabad districts while Priyanka Gandhi's rallies are planned in undivided Medak, Nalgonda, Mahabubnagar districts. AICC president Kharge will also attend a few rallies in both parts of the state. The Chief Ministers of Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh, Siddaramaiah and Sukhvinder Singh Sukhi, will also address a few election rallies. The former CMs of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh will also be invited to attend rallies, sources added. The Congress has set itself a target to win 14 Lok Sabha seats out of 17 in the state. In 2019, the Congress won Nalgonda, Bhongir and Malkajgiri. Having stormed back to power, the lead in several Assembly segments in the state polls is believed to help the party.

2nd Phase of LS Polls Witnesses 61 Per Cent Voter Turnout Amid EVM Glitches

NEW DELHI: The second phase of polling for Lok Sabha elections saw nearly 61 per cent voter turnout as people avoided venturing out of homes in the summer heat and voted largely in the morning and evening. Polling in the second phase covered 88 seats across 13 states and UTs amid complaints of EVM glitches and bogus voting in some states. The Election Commission of India (ECI) said polling remained largely peaceful though incidents of intimidation were reported from Manipur in the second phase too. The ECI data showed the highest voting percentage was recorded in Tripura which registered 79.25 per cent polling, followed by Manipur 77.32 per cent, while the turnout in Uttar Pradesh was at 54.85 per cent and Maharashtra at 56.63 per cent. Rajasthan registered 64.07 per cent, West Bengal 71.84 per cent, Assam 71.11 per cent, Bihar 55.08 per cent, Chhattisgarh 73.55 per cent, Jammu and Kashmir 71.91 per cent, Karnataka 68.26 per cent, Kerala 65.78 per cent, and Madhya Pradesh 57.76 per cent. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the morning urged people to cast their votes in record numbers and said a high voter turnout strengthens democracy. Stressing on the importance of each vote, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi issued impassioned appeals asking people to step out and exercise their franchise. After the end of polling, Modi in a tweet said, Phase Two has been too good! Gratitude to the people across India who have voted today. The unparalleled support for NDA is going to disappoint the Opposition even more. Voters want NDAs good governance. Youth and women voters are powering the strong NDA support. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and actor-turned-politician Arun Govil, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumars brother D.K. Suresh (Congress), and former Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (JDS) are among the key candidates while BJPs Hema Malini, Om Birla and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat seeking a hat-trick of wins from their respective constituencies. Polling was held in all 20 seats of Kerala, 14 of the 28 seats in Karnataka, 13 seats in Rajasthan, 8 seats each in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, 6 seats in Madhya Pradesh, 5 seats each in Assam and Bihar, 3 seats each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and 1 seat each in Manipur, Tripura and Jammu and Kashmir. After Fridays phase, polling is over in Kerala, Rajasthan and Tripura. In the first phase on April 19, polling was completed in all seats of Tamil Nadu (39), Uttarakhand (5), Arunachal Pradesh (2), Meghalaya (2), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1), Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1), Puducherry (1), Sikkim (1) and Lakshadweep (1).

Congress was biased against Hindus for vote bank, today they're exposed: PM Modi in Bihar's Araria

Congress was biased against Hindus for vote bank, today they're exposed: PM Modi in Bihar's Araria In a fresh attack against Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on Friday that the grand old party was iased against Hindus for vote bank. The first right on the resources of our country lies with the poor of this country irrespective of religion. The way Congress was biased against the Hindus of India for their vote bank, today they have been exposed, PM Modi said while addressing a public rally in Bihar's Araria. The Prime Minister attacked the INDIA bloc over the Supreme Court decision rejecting the plea for 100 per cent VVPAT verification of EVM votes and said every leader of the opposition grouping has committed the sin of creating doubts in the minds of people about Electronic Voting Machine and heir dreams have been shattered. They did not let people exercise their right to vote for decades. Booth capturing was very common. They did not even let the people step out to vote. Now when the poor and honest voters have the strength of EVM, they are trying all they can to get rid of the EVM. Today, the Supreme Court has given a strong verdict saying that the old system of ballot paper voting will not come back, he said. He said opposition parties should apologise to the people for creating doubts about the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Today, the whole world praises India for its democracy, for its election process, and its use of technology in the election process and these people for their own self-interest were defaming the EVMs. These people have continuously tried to betray democracy, he said. PM Modi said the verdict of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is to make India strong economically and people of Bihar have an important role to play. Today, there are two main streams in politics. One stream is BJP-led NDA which wants to strengthen the people of India. On the other side is the INDI alliance which wants to fill their own pockets by seizing the property of the people, he said. Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister addressed a public rally in Bihar's Munger in which he attacked the opposition coalition accusing it of appeasement. There is an NDA model on one side and there is an INDI Alliance model on the other. INDI alliance model is appeasement (tushtikaran) and NDA's model is satisfaction (santushtikaran). We have to ensure that no one is left behind. We gave toilets, gas, electricity connections, and water facilities to our mothers and sisters. We gave free ration and free medical treatment, PM Modi said in Munger. We never asked anyone about the religion or caste of the beneficiaries...anyone who is eligible will get the benefits. This is true secularism and true social justice, he added. The Prime Minister said that the Congress party has set its eyes on the wealth of people and wants to conduct an x-ray, adding that it will seize more than half of the properties inherited by the people. The INDI alliance is using all its might for appeasement. The 'Shehzada' of Congress has said something which will bring a problem for everyone. He has said that a survey would be conducted for every family. The families have small properties and savings, women have some jewellery. The 'Stree Dhan' is considered sacred. Congress, which looted the country with corruption, has now set its eyes on your properties, PM Modi said. Congress wants to impose an inheritance tax. They say they will conduct an x-ray of every family. Today, you are able to pass on your properties to your children. But, Congress is planning... the guru of Shehzada (veiled jibe at Sam Pitroda) has said that they will seize more than half of your property. Now, two out of four-room houses, five acres out of 10-acre land, you will have to give to the government. The INDI alliance has come up with this dangerous plan, he added. The Prime Minister also addressed a public meeting in West Bengal's Malda today, where he attacked the ruling Trinamool Congress and its ally Congress. He said the ruling TMC and the Congress, which are partners in the INDIA bloc but are contesting the ongoing Lok Sabha separately in the state, are competing with each other in their 'appeasement' politics and attempts to woo a 'certain' community. The Congress wants to grab your properties and the TMC hasn't spoken a single word against it. They are competing with each other for appeasement and attempts to win over a certain community or vote bank. While the TMC government has worked to grant permanent residency to infiltrators from Bangladesh, the Congress is talking about redistributing your assets among a certain vote bank, PM Modi added. The only glue that holds the TMC and the Congress together is appeasement. These parties can go to any lengths to advance their appeasement politics and reverse any decision taken in the national interest, he added. Amid a verbal assault from PM Modi over its alleged wealth survey and redistribution pitch, the Congress has clarified that neither did it make any promise in its manifesto nor did Rahul Gandhi make any such assurance to voters. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said his party was in favour of a comprehensive socio-economic caste census. Senior party colleague and Lok Sabha candidate, Shashi Tharoor, too, waded into the matter, saying there was no mention of wealth redistribution in the Congress manifesto, adding that it was a desperate attempt by the BJP to divert public attention from the burning bread-and-butter issues affecting the people. Nowhere does it (manifesto) talk about wealth redistribution. Nowhere does it say anything about taking anybody's gold and snatching the mangalsutra of women. These are preposterous claims by the BJP and show their desperation. They know that they are losing these elections and will fling muck at us as much as they can, Tharoor said. PM Modi wrapped up the day's electioneering with a mega roadshow in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly. The day witnessed the voting in 88 constituencies across 13 states/UTs in the second phase today. According to the Election Commission, the overall turnout was registered at around 60.9 per cent. The voting was held in 13 seats in Rajasthan, 20 in Kerala, eight in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, five each in Assam and Bihar, six in Madhya Pradesh, three each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and one each in Tripura, Manipur, and Jammu & Kashmir. The first phase of voting in 102 constituencies across 21 states/UTs were held on April 19. The third phase of the seven-phase parliamentary elections will be held on May 7 and the final phase will be on June 1. The results will be announced on June 4. (ANI)

LS polls: Brisk Polling in Chhattisgarh, Moderate in MP, Baghel Heckled

Bhopal: Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel was on Friday allegedly heckled by some BJP workers when he was visiting a booth under Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh. Rajnandgaon along with Kanker (ST) and Mahasamund LS constituencies went to polls in the second phase polling in Chhattisgarh on Friday. The incident happened when Mr Baghel who is seeking election from Rajnandgaon seat was visiting the polling booth at Dedesera under his constituency after learning about a clash between workers of BJP and Congress there, a Congress leader in Raipur said. In his post in X, formerly Twitter, Mr Baghel alleged that he was prevented from visiting the booth by some BJP activists who indulged in hooliganism. An average voter turnout of 72.15 percent was recorded in the three LS constituencies that went to polls in the second phase, according to the chief electoral officers office in Raipur. The second phase polling in Madhya Pradesh however recorded moderate voter turnout of 54.83 percent by five pm on Friday. However, the polling percentage may increase since many voters were still seen waiting to exercise their franchise. Six LS constituencies in Madhya Pradesh went to polls in second phase polling on Friday.

Robust Voter Turnout Marks Second Phase of Indian Parliamentary Elections

Robust Voter Turnout Marks Second Phase of Indian Parliamentary Elections Over 63 per cent polling was reported in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 88 seats across 13 states amid few complaints of EVM glitches and bogus voting in some states. Voters in some villages of Uttar Pradesh's Mathura, Rajasthan's Banswara and Maharashtra's Parbhani were boycotting the polls over various issues but were later persuaded by authorities to cast their franchise. Polling for the second stage of the seven-phase elections started at 7 am and ended at 6 pm. Several states experienced intense heat conditions. The first phase of polling was held on April 19 in 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories. The Election Commission (EC) said polling remained largely peaceful. The tentative figure at 8 pm of voter turnout was 63.50 per cent. It is likely to go upwards when reports from all polling stations are obtained, the EC said, adding voters reaching polling stations till the end of polling hour are allowed to cast their vote. The National Democratic alliance (NDA) under Prime Minister Modi is seeking a stronger majority for a third consecutive term, while the constituents of the opposition INDIA bloc are hoping for a rebound after facing reverses in the 2014 and 2019 elections. Election Commission data showed the highest voting percentage was recorded in Tripura which registered 79.46 per cent polling, followed by Manipur at 77.32 while the turnout was in Uttar Pradesh at 54.85 per cent and Bihar 55.08 per cent. Polling was held in all 20 seats of Kerala, 14 of the 28 seats in Karnataka, 13 seats in Rajasthan, 8 seats each in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, 6 seats in Madhya Pradesh, 5 seats each in Assam and Bihar, 3 seats each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and 1 seat each in Manipur, Tripura and Jammu and Kashmir. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and actor-turned-politician Arun Govil, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's brother DK Suresh (Cong), and former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy (JDS) are among the key candidates while BJP's Hema Malini, Om Birla and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat seeking a hat-trick of wins from their respective constituencies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the morning urged people to cast their votes in record numbers and said a high voter turnout strengthens democracy. Stressing on the importance of each vote, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi issued impassioned appeals asking people to step out and exercise their franchise in the second phase of the Lok Sabha election. After the end of polling, Modi in a tweet said, ''Phase Two has been too good! Gratitude to the people across India who have voted today. The unparalleled support for NDA is going to disappoint the Opposition even more. Voters want NDA's good governance. Youth and women voters are powering the strong NDA support.'' In Kerala, the turnout was 65.91 per cent. The election process, held amid tight security arrangements, was primarily incident free except for instances of bogus voting and breakdowns of electronic voting machines (EVMs) being reported in some booths of the state. Such incidents resulted in delaying the polling process in the affected booths. One person each reportedly died at Palakkad, Alappuzha and Malappuram after casting their vote and a polling agent died after collapsing at a booth in Kozhikode. Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency recorded a turnout of 79.46 per cent. Election officials said there were some complaints from a few booths but those were ''promptly addressed''. A jawan of the Madhya Pradesh Special Armed Force deployed on poll duty allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle at a government school where he was stationed in Gariaband district under the Mahasamund seat in Chhattisgarh, where a voter turnout of 73.62 per cent was recorded. A polling booth at Sivni village in Balod district (Kanker seat) was decorated like a wedding 'mandap', with a display of rituals of traditional weddings. Several brides and grooms, dressed in their wedding finery, cast their votes at several polling booths. The EC said people from 46 villages in Bastar and Kanker seats cast their votes in a polling booth set up in their own village for the first time in a Lok Sabha election. In neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, there was a turnout of 57.88 per cent. An estimated 71.11 per cent of the 77,26,668 voters exercised their franchise in the five parliamentary constituencies of Assam that went to polls in this phase. In restive Manipur, where polling is being held under high presence of security personnel, the turnout was a significantly high 77.32 per cent. There were reports of intimidation by suspected militants, altercation between Congress workers and NPF supporters and damage of EVM at a polling station in the Tangkhul Naga-dominated hill district. At KK Leishi Phanit polling station in Ukhrul, irate voters destroyed an EVM and other items after alleged disturbances by armed miscreants. The overall voting percentage in Karnataka was 68.30. A case was booked against BJP MP and Bangalore South Candidate Tejasvi Surya for allegedly posting a video on a social media platform and soliciting votes on the grounds of religion, the Election Commission said. Another BJP leader CT Ravi was booked for allegedly promoting hatred and enmity between citizens through his social media post. Various restaurants in Bangalore were offering free dosas, laddu, coffee and other food items at discounted rates to customers who cast their vote. A private hospital assisted 41 inpatients cast their vote with the help of city civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). Green corridors were created for the ambulances across constituencies to ensure easy, hassle-free voting. Some EVMs were destroyed at a polling station in Indiganatha village in Chamarajanagara district of Karnataka during a clash between two groups of people over whether to vote or not. Officials said an FIR is being filed the Election Commission will take a call after getting a detailed report. A voter turnout of 57.83 per cent was recorded in eight constituencies in Maharashtra, while in Rajasthan, the turnout was 64.07 per cent. Incidents of confrontation between the supporters of the Congress candidate and an independent candidate were reported at a couple of places during polling in Barmer-Jaisalmer Lok Sabha constituency of Rajasthan. Police said they were looking into the complaints besides some about fake voting from some places. The by-election for the Bagidora assembly constituency in Banswara district was also held simultaneously on Friday and 76.66 per cent voting took place. A voter turnout of 54.85 per cent was recorded in the eight parliamentary constituencies of Uttar Pradesh. Senior citizens dominated the early hours of voting in Noida in the Gautam Buddh Nagar constituency. Some residents' welfare associations made arrangements for electric vehicles to ferry voters to and from the polling booths. In Bihar, the turnout was 55.08 per cent, 71.84 per cent in in West Bengal and 71.91 per cent in Jammu and Kashmir. The Lok Sabha polls are the first major electoral battle in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 and the bifurcation of the erstwhile state into Union territories -- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh -- on August 5, 2019. The Election Commission registered nearly 300 complaints in West Bengal, mostly related to EVM malfunctioning. After Friday's phase, polling is over in Kerala, Rajasthan and Tripura. In the first phase on April 19, polling was completed in all seats of Tamil Nadu (39), Uttarakhand (5), Arunachal Pradesh (2), Meghalaya (2), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1), Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1), Puducherry (1), Sikkim (1) and Lakshadweep (1). The third phase of elections for 94 seats across 12 states and Union territories will be held on May 7. Counting will be done on June 4.

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MP Cong leader accuses BJP of ignoring grievances by focusing on 'mangalsutras'

MP Cong leader accuses BJP of ignoring grievances by focusing on 'mangalsutras' Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Umang Singhar on Friday said the BJP was skirting issues facing the public in its Lok Sabha poll campaign and was focussing on ''women's mangalsutras''. Singhar, the leader of opposition in the MP Assembly, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not talking about inflation, unemployment, minimum support price to farmers etc. ''The BJP leaders are talking about women's mangalsutras. This is disgusting politics. The BJP wants to divert the attention of people,'' he told PTI. Singhar claimed due to the mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic by the Union government and price rise, women were forced to mortgage their mangalsutras to raise funds. ''The Centre has not provided sub plan funds to tribal areas. The BJP wants to form government by taking the votes of tribals, but it does not want their development,'' he claimed. Singhar, a senior tribal leader of the Congress, had recently come under attack from the BJP for questioning Indore's seven consecutive wins in the Centre's Swachh Survekshan. ''Sanitation workers are cleaning the city, but due to big scams in Indore Municipal Corporation, there is a lot of dirt,'' Singhar had said.

MP: Shah unhappy over dip in voting in first phase polling, sends strong message to party MLAs to be active

Bhopal: Union home minister Amit Shah late on Thursday night reviewed poll preparations by BJP here in the wake of dip in polling percentage in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, held in Madhya Pradesh on April 19. Mr Shah who arrived here at around 11.45 pm on Thursday reportedly expressed his displeasure to the state BJP leadership over decrease in polling percentage in the first phase of elections in the state. Six Lok Sabha constituencies in MP had gone to polls in the first phase of elections on April 19. The average voting recorded in the first phase polling in the state was 7.32 percent less than that of the average polling in these seats in the 2019 LS polls. Mr Shah held discussions with chief minister Mohan Yadav, state BJP president V D Sharma, state organising secretary of the party Hitanand Sharma, party in-charge of LS polls in MP Dr Mohan Singh and the co-in-charge Satish Upadhyaya to take stock of poll preparations by BJP. He also talked to several other BJP leaders on phone, sources said. Sources said that Mr Shah told the state party leadership that the party MLAs were not as active as they should be in their respective areas and said that they needed to pull up their shocks. Sources said that the party MLAs were not found to be as active as they were during the November, 2023 Assembly elections in the state. Sources said that Mr Shah sought to send a strong message to the party MLAs that their report cards would be prepared based on the results of the LS elections and their political future would depend on it.

Nearly 61% Turnout Till 5 pm As 88 Seats Vote In Lok Sabha's Phase 2 Today

Voting was held in 88 constituencies across 13 states and Union Territories amid a furious row between the Congress and the BJP over manifesto and inheritance tax. For Kerala, Rajasthan and Tripura, polling is over.Polling for the second phase was held for 20 seats in Kerala, 14 seats in Karnataka, 13 in Rajasthan, eight each in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, seven in Madhya Pradesh, five each in Assam and Bihar, three each in Bengal and Chhattisgarh and one each in Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur and Tripura. An average turnout of 60.7 per cent was recorded till 5 pm.

LS Polls 2024 Phase 2: 39% Turnout Till 1 PM

Polling for the second phase is being held for 88 seats in 13 states: 20 seats in Kerala, 14 seats in Karnataka, 13 in Rajasthan, eight each in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, seven in Madhya Pradesh, five each in Assam and Bihar, three each in Bengal and Chhattisgarh, and one... The post LS Polls 2024 Phase 2: 39% Turnout Till 1 PM appeared first on HW News English .

Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voting Timing, Key Candidates And Phase-3 Polling Constituencies

The voting for these seats willbe heldbetween 7 AM to 6 PMandthe counting of votes will take place on June 4.

Poll Turnout Reaches 72.13% in Chhattisgarh's Three Lok Sabha Seats; Police Officer on Duty Ends Life

Poll Turnout Reaches 72.13% in Chhattisgarh's Three Lok Sabha Seats; Police Officer on Duty Ends Life More than 72 per cent of voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm in three Lok Sabha constituencies, all having Naxalite presence, in Chhattisgarh, where the second phase of the general elections was held on Friday, officials said While polling took place amid tight security, a policeman deployed on election duty allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a service weapon in Gariaband district during the day. Polling began in Kanker, Rajnandgaon and Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituencies at 7 am and was held in different time slots. A turnout of 72.13 per cent was registered till 5 pm, an election official said. Of the eight assembly segments in the Kanker Lok Sabha constituency, polling ended at 3 pm in Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Keshkal and Kanker assembly segments, while in Sihawa, Sanjari-Balod, Daundilohara and Gunderdehi it concluded at 6 pm, he said. In the Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency, polling in the Manpur-Mohla assembly segment ended at 3 pm, and in the seven other assembly segments, it concluded at 6 pm. The polling was held in the Mahasamund constituency till 6 pm, except in nine sensitive polling booths under the Bindranawagarh assembly segment, where it ended at 3 pm. The tribal-dominated Kanker seat recorded a 73.50 per cent turnout, Mahasamund 71.13 per cent and Rajnandgaon 71.87 per cent till 5 pm, the official said. The voting figure may go up as they are yet to receive the final data from several booths, he said. Among the early voters, state assembly speaker and former chief minister Raman Singh, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma, former MP Abhishek Singh cast their votes in Kawardha town (Rajnandgaon seat), BJP candidate Santosh Pandey and his wife at Sahaspur-Lohara in Rajnandgaon, BJP candidate Rupkumari Chaudhary in Harratar village in Mahasamund, BJP candidate Bhojraj Nag and his wife at Antagarh in Kanker. According to the police, a jawan of the Madhya Pradesh Special Armed Force deployed on poll duty allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle at a government school where he was stationed in Gariaband district under the Mahasamund seat. A polling booth at Sivni village in Balod district (Kanker seat) was decorated like a wedding 'mandap', with a display of rituals of traditional weddings. Brides and grooms, dressed in their wedding finery, cast their votes at several polling booths in the three seats. In all, 41 candidates, including former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel and former state home minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, are in the fray in three seats in a direct fight between the ruling BJP and opposition Congress. In the 2019 polls, the voter turnout in Kanker Lok Sabha seat stood at 74.27 per cent, Mahasamund at 74.51 per cent and Rajnandgaon at 76.04 per cent.

Supreme Court upholds amendment in MP Judicial Service Rules

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the amendment brought in 2023 in Rule 7 of the Madhya Pradesh Judicial Service (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994, which added an additional eligibility qualification for the post of Civil Judge, Junior Division (Entry Level). The Madhya Pradesh High Court had earlier upheld the amendment, which stipulated []

LS polls 2024: Madhya Pradesh records 54.42 pc voter turnout till 5 pm

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Supreme Court dismisses plea challenging rules to join Madhya Pradesh judicial service

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed pleas challenging the rules prescribing an eligibility of at least three years practice or 70 per cent marks in law graduation for entry-level judicial service candidates in Madhya Pradesh. A bench comprising Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra upheld a judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court []

50% Turnout Till 3 pm As 88 Seats Vote In Phase 2 Today

Voting is on in 88 constituencies across 13 states and Union Territories amid a furious row between the Congress and the BJP over manifesto and inheritance tax. Election will be held on all seats of Kerala, a chunk of Rajasthan and UP. Polling for the second phase is being held for 20 seats in Kerala, 14 seats in Karnataka, 13 in Rajasthan, eight each in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, seven in Madhya Pradesh, five each in Assam and Bihar, three each in Bengal and Chhattisgarh and one each in Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur and Tripura. An average turnout of 50 per cent has been recorded till 3 pm.

Lok Sabha Election 2024: 50% Turnout Till 3 pm As 88 Seats Vote In Lok Sabha Phase 2 Elections Today

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ATS Arrests Six Individuals Possessing Country-Made Weapons in Gujarat

ATS Arrests Six Individuals Possessing Country-Made Weapons in Gujarat The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested an arms supplier from Madhya Pradesh and five others with 25 country-made pistols and 90 cartridges, an official said on Friday. The action has come weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha election in the state scheduled to take place on May 7. A preliminary probe has revealed the key accused, Shivam aka Shiva Damor (26), a native of Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district, allegedly procured illegal firearms and sold them to his contacts in Gujarat on commission, the ATS stated in a release. The ATS recently received a tip-off that Damor would come to Narol bridge in Ahmedabad city on April 25 to deliver firearms and ammunition to one Manoj Chauhan, a resident of Chotila town in Surendranagar district, it said. ATS teams laid a trap, apprehended the duo, and recovered five pistols and 20 cartridges from Damor, the release said. During interrogation, Damor admitted that he had sold illegal firearms on commission to interested parties in Gujarat in the last three months, it stated. According to the ATS, he allegedly travelled to different parts of Gujarat once every four to five days and met people who were interested in buying illegal guns. Based on the information provided by Damor, ATS teams conducted raids in Amreli, Rajkot and Surendranagar districts, apprehending four persons with 20 pistols and 70 cartridges they had purchased from Damor. The six accused were booked under the Arms Act, and a probe is on to find out the involvement of others in the illegal arms supply, the release said.

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Madhya Pradesh records 46.50% voter turnout till 3 pm

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Shah: UCC Implementation in MP Fulfills BJP Pledge, Modi's Commitment

Shah: UCC Implementation in MP Fulfills BJP Pledge, Modi's Commitment Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that while the Congress party's poll manifesto promises to retain religious personal law, it is the BJP's promise and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's guarantee to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country. For the Congress, Muslims have the first right over the country's resources, but for the BJP, the poor, Dalits, Other Backward Classes and tribals have the first right, he said while addressing an election rally in support of Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is BJP's candidate from the Guna Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh. ''Read the Congress manifesto carefully. They have said that they will reintroduce personal law...They want to bring Muslim personal law. They want to bring back triple talaq...Can this country be run by Sharia (Islamic law)?'' Shah asked. Attacking Rahul Gandhi, he said, ''Rahul baba do whatever you feel like doing for appeasement. As long as BJP is there, no personal law will be introduced. This country will be run by UCC and the Constitution. This is our Constitution's spirit. We have implemented UCC in Uttarakhand.'' ''It is our promise and Modiji's guarantee that UCC will be enforced in the entire country,'' he added. PM Modi scrapped Article 370 on August 5, 2019 at once, Shah said. ''Rahul baba used to scare me saying rivers of blood will flow through Kashmir if Article 370 is abrogated. Rahul baba, this is not a Congress government, this is Narendra Modi's government. Leave aside blood, even a pebble could not be thrown there in the last five years,'' he said. PM Modi eradicated terrorism and Naxalism in the country, he said, adding that the Naxal menace in Madhya Pradesh was also eliminated by the government. ''For Congress, Muslims have the first right over the country's resources. But for BJP, the poor, Dalits, Other Backward Classes and tribals have the first right over them,'' he added. The Congress governments in the past kept sitting on the Mandal Commission's report that recommended reservation, Shah alleged. He also accused the grand old party of creating hurdles on the Ram temple issue for 70 years. ''But within five years, the Modi government laid the foundation of the temple and also held the consecration ceremony. Congress former presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were invited for the event, but they did not have a time to attend it,'' Shah said. On the other hand, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav took his cabinet colleagues along to Ayodhya to take darshan of Ram Lalla, he added. In Guna Lok Sabha constituency, the Congress has pitted Yadvendra Singh Yadav against BJP candidate and Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. In the 2019 elections, Scindia lost the election as a Congress candidate to BJP nominee K P Yadav by a margin of over 1.21 lakh votes. Before losing the election from Guna last time, Scindia had won the seat four times since 2002. His father Madhavrao and his grandmother Vijayaraje had also represented the seat. When he was in the Congress, Scindia was considered close to Rahul Gandhi. But in 2020, he rebelled against the party and joined the BJP, resulting in the collapse of the Kamal Nath-led government in Madhya Pradesh.

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Madhya Pradesh records 38.96 % voter turnout till 1 pm

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Implementation Of Uniform Civil Code In Country Is PM Modi's Guarantee, Says Amit Shah

Shah was addressing a rally in Piprai area of Ashoknagar district under Guna Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh

LS polls: People in remote Tripura district use boats to exercise their right to vote

LS polls: People in remote Tripura district use boats to exercise their right to vote Amidst the ongoing second phase of general elections, people residing in a remote area of Tripura's Dhalai district chose boats as their mode of travel for exercising their franchise rights. The Election Commission of India took to its official X handle and posted the photos of people coming by boats to cast their votes. Vote By Boat! Anchoring the choice: Voters of 44/68 Raima Valley AS remote area of Dhalai district, Tripura are coming to cast their votes by using boats, the EC said in a post. Meanwhile, there has been a substantial increase in voter turnout in Tripura, as the North-Eastern state recorded a 36.42 per cent voting percentage till 11:00 am, as per the Election Commission of India. Other states where there is high voter turnout are Chhattisgarh (35.47%), Manipur (33.32%), and West Bengal (31.25%). Maharashtra is witnessing low voter turnout, as the state has recorded 18.83 per cent. Voting percentages for other states participating in the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls till 11:00 am are Assam (27.43%), Bihar (21.68%), Jammu & Kashmir (26.61%), Karnataka (22.34%), Kerala (25.61%), Madhya Pradesh (28.15%), Rajasthan (26.84%), and Uttar Pradesh (24.41%). The second phase has 88 Lok Sabha constituencies across 13 States/Union Territory including 13 in Rajasthan, 20 in Kerala, eight in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, five each in Assam and Bihar, six in Madhya Pradesh, three each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and one each in Tripura, Manipur, and Jammu & Kashmir With weather conditions predicted to be within normal ranges, voters can cast their vote comfortably. For the convenience of voters, meticulous arrangements have been made at all polling stations including facilities, to deal with hot weather conditions, according to the Election Commission. According to the ECI, over 15.88 crore voters will be voting in the second phase which includes 8.08 crore male electors, 7.8 crore female electors, and 5929 third-gender electors. A total of 4553 flying squads, 5731 static surveillance teams, 1462 video surveillance teams and 844 video viewing teams are keeping surveillance round the clock to strictly and swiftly deal with any form of inducement of voters across the 1.67 lakh polling stations, as per the ECI press note. (ANI)

Policeman on poll duty kills himself in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district

GARIABAND: A jawan of the Madhya Pradesh Special Armed Force deployed on poll duty died allegedly by suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district on Friday, police said. Gariaband falls in the Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency where polling is underway in the second phase of the general elections. The incident took place around 9.30 am at a government school in Kudedadar village under Piparchhedi police station limits where security personnel on poll duty have been stationed, a police official here said. Head Constable Jiyalal Pawar allegedly shot himself with his service rifle in a room at the school, he said. He was in the reserve team and was not deployed for active poll work, the official said. Pawar belonged to Batallion no.34 of the MP Special Armed Force, he said. Soon after being alerted, a police team reached the spot and shifted the body for the postmortem, he said. No suicide note was found at the spot, he said, adding that a probe was underway. (If you are having suicidal thoughts, or are worried about a friend or need emotional support, someone is always there to listen. Call Sneha Foundation - 04424640050, Tele Manas - 14416 (available 24x7) or iCall, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences' helpline - 02225521111, which is available Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 10 pm.)

Policeman Dies by Suicide While on Poll Duty in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband District

Policeman Dies by Suicide While on Poll Duty in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband District A jawan of the Madhya Pradesh Special Armed Force deployed on poll duty died allegedly by suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district on Friday, police said. Gariaband falls in the Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency where polling is underway in the second phase of the general elections. The incident took place around 9.30 am at a government school in Kudedadar village under Piparchhedi police station limits where security personnel on poll duty have been stationed, a police official here said. Head Constable Jiyalal Pawar allegedly shot himself with his service rifle in a room at the school, he said. He was in the reserve team and was not deployed for active poll work, the official said. Pawar belonged to Batallion no. 34 of the MP Special Armed Force, he said. Soon after being alerted, a police team reached the spot and shifted the body for the postmortem, he said. No suicide note was found at the spot, he said, adding that a probe was underway.

As PM heads to Malda, Congress raises issues of erosion, cattle smuggling and unfinished airport

NEW DELHI: Why did the prime minister do nothing to prevent river erosion in Malda and what happened to the Malda airport, the Congress asked on Friday as Narendra Modi heads to the West Bengal district for campaigning. Posting a series of questions on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also raised the issue of cattle smuggling in the area. : 1. ? 2. ? 3. ? : 1. Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) April 26, 2024 The prime minister is scheduled to address a poll rally in Malda on Friday. Questions for PM as he visits Malda in West Bengal: Why has the PM done nothing to prevent river erosion in Malda? What about Malda airport? What has the PM done to halt the illegal smuggling of cattle, Ramesh asked in a post on X. He said thousands of families in Malda district suffer due to their land being eroded by the Ganga and Fulahar rivers. BJP MLA from Englishbazar town Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhary had written to the prime minister in 2023 to seek an appointment to apprise him about the problem, he said. She highlighted the fact that affected residents are mostly from the Scheduled Castes or Other Backward Classes, and requested Rs 10,000 crore to conduct anti-erosion works, Ramesh added. Most of the district lies in the region of the Farakka Barrage, operated by the Central government and is therefore the responsibility of the Modi Sarkar, he said. Ten years after coming to power, and despite generous on-paper allocations to Namami Gange, why has the Modi Sarkar not made a single intervention to protect Malda's Scheduled Caste and OBC families from the rampant problem of river erosion, he asked. Ramesh also alleged that the Modi government had neglected the Malda airport for almost 10 years. The state government had already built a runway by the time the PM came to power in 2014. However, flight services are yet to start. Airports would increase business and trade opportunities - especially for perishable goods like Malda's famous mangoes - and improve access to medical services in the district, he said. The BJP had assured the people of Malda that they would provide small aircraft services, and Airports Authority of India officials visited the site multiple times but the airport still remains closed, Ramesh claimed. The runway, he contended, is being used by people from surrounding neighbourhoods for their morning walk. Locals fear the airport will eventually fall into disrepair because of the Modi government's apathy, he said. What has the Prime Minister done in the last ten years to halt the illegal smuggling of cattle into Bangladesh, Ramesh said using the hashtag #ChuppiTodoPradhanMantriji. Noting that cattle smuggling across the Bangladesh border has emerged as a key issue in recent years, one often raked up by the PM himself, the Congress general secretary alleged that Modi fails to mention that cattle smuggling is only a reality because of the failure of the BJP administrations at the Centre and various states. At the national level, the BSF and the Customs Department are responsible for aiding and abetting the smuggling mafia. At the state level, the origin of most of the cattle is BJP-ruled states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. State police and administration turning a blind eye to smuggling of cattle out of these states is the root cause of the issue, he claimed.

LS polls: Anger in speeches of BJP leaders indicate their frustration, says Sachin Pilot

Bhopal: Senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Thursday said that the anger in speeches of BJP brass, noticed after the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, indicates frustration in them over the unfavourable situation for them in the general elections. Addressing an election rally in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, Mr Pilot said that the senior BJP leaders started giving angry speeches after the first phase of elections. This is a manifestation of their frustration over the disclosure of the election slipping out of their hand after the first phase polling, he said. Mr Pilot claimed that the people are fed up with the false promises given by BJP and hence, an undercurrent against the party is visible across the country. He wondered why BJP needed 400 plus seats in the general elections, as the party claimed to bag, when only 272 seats are required to form the government. There is something in their mind. Initially, BJP leaders said that they needed 400 plus seats to change the Constitution. But, later BJP brass started countering it, saying that they will not tamper with the Constitution, Mr Pilot said. He said that Congress had secured 400 plus seats in 1984 Lok Sabha polls. But, the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi never said that he would finish the Opposition. He said that the speeches of BJP leaders are confined to three Ms- Muslim-Hindu, mandir-masjid and mangalsutra. Mr Pilot also addressed public meetings at Mandsaur and Balon in Madhya Pradesh. The second of the four-phase polling in Madhya Pradesh is going to be held on April 26 when six LS seats are scheduled to go to the polls. BJP had won 28 out of 29 seats in the 2019 LS polls in Madhya Pradesh whereas Congress secured the lone seat of Chhindwara.

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Madhya Pradesh records 28.15 % voter turnout till 11 am

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MPPSC State Forest Service Main Exam 2024 Notification Released; Apply Online Now

The Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) has announced the State Forest Service Exam 2023 notification for various vacancies. Interested candidates who meet the eligibility criteria can apply online. Here are the key details:

Tragic Accident: Chhattisgarh Cop Killed, Colleague Injured in Accidental Firing at Former MLA's Residence

Tragic Accident: Chhattisgarh Cop Killed, Colleague Injured in Accidental Firing at Former MLA's Residence A policeman was killed and another injured due to an accidental discharge of a firearm in the bungalow of a former Congress MLA in Chhattisgarhs capital Raipur on Friday, police said. The incident occurred between 7 am and 8 am when the two personnel of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force were cleaning their service weapons in the barrack at the bungalow of former MLA Devti Karma here in the Civil Lines area, a police official said. As per preliminary information, a bullet accidentally discharged from a pistol pierced through a palm of assistant platoon commander Ram Kumar Dohare and hit the chest of head constable Ajay Singh, he said. The two were shifted to a government hospital where Singh succumbed to the bullet wound. Dohare is undergoing treatment, he said. While Singh belonged to Bijuri, Dohare hails from Bhind in Madhya Pradesh, he said. The two were posted on security duty of Ashish Karma, son of Devti Karma. Prima facie the incident seems to be a case of accidental firing. However, the investigation into it is underway, the official said. On Thursday, a District Reserve Guard (DRG) constable was killed and another policeman injured due to an accidental discharge of a firearm in the states Dantewada district.

LS polls 2024: Madhya Pradesh Dy CM Rajendra Shukla votes in Rewa, appeals voters to exercise franchise

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Low Voter Turnout in MP's Six Seats: 13.82% Polled by 9 am in Phase 2 of LS Elections

Low Voter Turnout in MP's Six Seats: 13.82% Polled by 9 am in Phase 2 of LS Elections About 13.82 per cent of voters cast their ballots till 9 am in six Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh in the second phase of general elections on Friday, an official said. The polling began at 7 am and is going on peacefully in all the six Lok Sabha seats, the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Anupam Rajan told PTI. Till 9 am, Damoh recorded a voter turnout of 13.34 per cent, Hoshangabad 15.95, Khajuraho 13.44, Rewa 13.27, Satna 13.59 and Tikamgarh 13.36, the official said. The early voters include Union minister Prahlad Patel in Damoh Lok Sabha seat, which he represented in 2019. Voting in the six seats will end at 6 pm, the official said. A total of 12,828 polling booths, including 1,136 run by women, have been set up for 1,1162,460 eligible voters of whom 58,32,333 are men, 53,29,972 women and 155 from the third-gender category, the official said. The maximum number of candidates 19 are in the fray in Satna, while the lowest are in Tikamgarh where seven are contesting. There are 2,865 sensitive polling booths in the six constituencies that are spread over 47 assembly segments in the state. Facilities like water, medicines and shelter have been provided at all the polling booths, the official said. Union minister Virendra Kumar is seeking a fourth straight term from Tikamgarh. He is taking on Congress candidate Pankaj Ahirwar. State BJP chief V D Sharma is seeking a second term from the Khajuraho seat. The opposition INDIA bloc is supporting former IAS officer R B Prajapati of All India Forward Bloc against Sharma after Samajwadi Party candidate Meera Yadav's nomination was rejected. Altogether, 223 flying squad teams and 240 static surveillance teams are keeping a close watch on the polling, the official said. In the 2014 general elections, a voter turnout of 61.57 per cent was recorded in MP, which increased by 10 per cent to 71.16 per cent in 2019. The third and fourth phases of Lok Sabha polls will be held on May 7 and 13. In 2019, the BJP won in 28 of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, while the Congress could only bag the Chhindwara seat.

Lok Sabha polls: Tejasvi Surya offers prayers at Bengaluru residence before casting vote

Lok Sabha polls: Tejasvi Surya offers prayers at Bengaluru residence before casting vote Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Bangalore South constituency Tejasvi Surya offered prayers at his residence on Friday ahead of casting his vote for the phase 2 of the Lok Sabha polls which began earlier today. Congress has fielded Sowmya Reddy against Surya in the Bangalore South constituency. In a post on X, Tejasvi Surya appealed to the voters to cast their vote on the BJP symbol. Wishing all candidates of BJP Karnataka the very best! The people of Karnataka are nationalists. They've witnessed the State's growth under PM Narendra Modi in the last 10 years. Urge all of you to click on the lotus button and elect Modi Ji once again! Surya said. Karnataka is voting on 14 seats today in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections. Bangalore South has been a bastion for the BJP, the party has not been defeated from here since 1991. The late Ananth Kumar was elected to the Lok Sabha 6 times from this seat. In 2019, BJP's current Member of Parliament, Tejasvi Surya, secured victory with a significant margin of 27.87 per cent against Congress' BK Hariprasad and became the youngest BJP MP in Lok Sabha. In 2014, the seat was won by BJP's Ananth Kumar, defeating INC's Nandan Nilekani by a substantial margin. Earlier today, Infosys founder Narayana Murthy on Friday cast his vote at the BES polling station in Bengaluru. His wife, Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty, also cast her vote in Bengaluru today. Sudha Murty urged people, specifically youngsters, to exercise their right to vote and choose their leaders. The second phase has 88 Lok Sabha constituencies, including all 20 seats in Kerala, 14 in Karnataka, 13 in Rajasthan, eight in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, five each in Assam and Bihar, six in Madhya Pradesh, three each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and one each in Tripura, Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir. Initially, 89 constituencies were scheduled to go to polls today. However, the EC later announced that the voting in Madhya Pradesh's Betul would not take place during the second phase due to the death of a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate. As many as 1202 candidates, including 1098 males and 102 females, are in the fray.There are 8.08 crore male and 7.8 crore female voters among the electorate who will decide the fate of candidates. As many as 5,929 third-gender electors will also exercise their franchise in the second phase of the polls. The first phase of voting for the seven-phased Lok Sabha election, the world's largest electoral exercise, was held on April 19 in 102 constituencies across 21 states and UTs. According to the Election Commission, the voter turnout registered was over 62 per cent. The third phase election will be held on May 7. (ANI)

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Madhya Pradesh records 13.82 % voter turnout in initial trend till 9 am

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Madhya Pradesh records 13.82 % voter turnout in initial trend till 9 am Madhya Pradesh recorded 13.82 per cent voting in the initial voter turnout trend till 9 am in the second phase of polling for six parliamentary seats in the state, according to the data released by the Election Commission of India. The polling for the six parliamentary seats -Tikamgarh (SC), Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa and Hoshangabad began on Friday at 7 am in the state. Of these, Hoshangabad is leading the voter turnout charts with 15.95 per cent voting followed by Satna 13.59 per cent, Khajuraho 13.44 per cent, Tikamgarh 13.36 per cent, Damoh 13.34 per cent, and Rewa 13.27 per cent till 9 am so far in the state. Earlier, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav requested the public of these constituencies to exercise their franchise saying voters are the most important in the festival of democracy. Voters are the most important in the elections, the festival of democracy. In the second phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024, voting is being held today in six Lok Sabha constituencies - Satna, Rewa, Khajuraho, Tikamgarh, Damoh and Hoshangabad in the state. It is a humble request to all respected voters that by using the right to vote, you must discharge your responsibilities in building a bright future for the country, CM Yadav wrote on X. Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Anupam Rajan also appealed to voters to cast their votes in the second phase of LS polls in the state. Today, polling is being held at six parliamentary seats in the state. On this occasion, I request the voters to cast their votes to their respective polling stations in the state. It is a big responsibility in democracy for us to exercise the franchise. Today, is the time when we discharge this responsibility, Rajan told ANI Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh are being conducted in four phases. The first phase of polling was held on April 19. The next two phases will be conducted on May 7 and May 13. The counting of votes will be held on June 4. Madhya Pradesh has a total of 29 Lok Sabha constituencies, making it the sixth-largest state in terms of parliamentary representation. Out of these, 10 seats are reserved for SC and ST candidates, while the remaining 19 are unreserved. (ANI)

Will block unholy alliance between BJP & CPM: Congress' K Muraleedharan

Will block unholy alliance between BJP & CPM: Congress' K Muraleedharan Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency candidate K Muraleedharan on Friday cast his vote at Jawahar Nagar LP School in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and said that the Congress will block unholy alliance between BJP & CPM in the state. While speaking to the reporters, K Muraleedharan said that the party will win all the seats in the state. We are going to win all 20 seats in Kerala. Unfortunately, there is a deal between CPM and BJP in Kerala. The news has come out that EP Jayarajan (LDF convener) met BJP leader Prakash Javadekar. Their link is clear. We will win but we will block an unholy alliance between BJP & CPM in Kerala. Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency, where high-profile candidates are in the fray this time, is going to witness a fierce triangular contest between BJP, Congress, and the CPI. Congress has fielded K Muraleedharan, son of late Congress doyen K Karunakaran whose pocket borough was once Thrissur, the ruling Left Democratic Front nominated former Agriculture Minister in the previous LDF government in the state, VS Sunilkumar. The constituency, where both Congress-led UDF and CPM-led LDF interchangeably won multiple times in the past seven decades, is currently held by Congress. All 20 seats will vote in the second phase in Kerala. These include Kasaragod, Kannur, Vatakara, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ponnani, Palakkad, Alathur, Thrissur, Chalakudy, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Mavelikkara, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Attingal, and Thiruvananthapuram. The second phase has 88 Lok Sabha constituencies across 13 States/Union Territory including 13 in Rajasthan, 20 in Kerala, eight in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, five each in Assam and Bihar, six in Madhya Pradesh, three each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and one each in Tripura, Manipur, and Jammu & Kashmir According to the ECI, over 15.88 crore voters will be voting in the second phase which includes 8.08 crore male electors, 7.8 crore female electors, and 5929 third-gender electors. A total of 4553 flying squads, 5731 static surveillance teams, 1462 video surveillance teams and 844 video viewing teams are keeping surveillance round the clock to strictly and swiftly deal with any form of inducement of voters across the 1.67 lakh polling stations, as per the ECI press note. (ANI)

PM tears into Congress again on inheritance tax, Muslim quota

BHOPAL/LUCKNOW : Taking his inheritance tax jibe at the Congress to another level, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that then PM Rajiv Gandhi had scrapped the tax in 1985 after his mother Indira Gandhis death to save her wealth from going to the government. The PMs attack targeted the opposition party leader Sam Pitrodas inheritance tax remark. At a rally in Madhya Pradeshs Morena on Thursday, the PM said, I want to tell you an interesting fact. When Indira Gandhi passed away, there was a law due to which half a portion of the wealth used to go to the government. There was a talk then that Indiraji willed her wealth in son Rajiv Gandhis name. To save the money from going to the government, then PM Rajiv Gandhi abolished the inheritance tax. He alleged Congress wanted to reinforce that tax more strongly now after its four generations reaped the benefits of the wealth passed on to them. In UPs Agra, the PM accused the Congress and INDIA bloc of systematic and organised plunder, saying that they tended to loot people during their lifetime and even after it (Zindagi ke saath bhi, zindagi ke baad bhi). Addressing an election rally in Kothi Meena market of the city, Modi took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying, The Shahzadas X-ray machine now seeks to scrutinise the wardrobes of mothers and sisters. He was referring to the Rahuls rhetoric over using an X-ray machine to scrutinise the belongings of ordinary citizens, including their cupboards and lockers. The City of Taj is set to vote along with nine other seats of western UP in phase three of the elections on May 7. The Prime Minister also accused the opposition INDIA bloc of planning to loot peoples virasat (ancestral property). Congress looking at taking away 55 per cent of that property, leaving only 45 per cent with you. Will you allow this to happen? he asked the gathering while asserting that the Opposition will have to face Modi before usurping peoples possessions. The PM charged the Congress with hatching a conspiracy to bring in religion-based quota while denying SC/ST and OBC communities their due. He claimed that the OBC community was in the cross-hairs of Congress and the Samajwadi Party. Two princes Without taking names, PM Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance in Uttar Pradesh and alleged that do shehzade (two princes) have come together for politics of appeasement. Can you expect development from the flop pair of Do ladkon ki jodi (a pair of boys)? he asked at a rally in Shahjahanpur.

Do not get swayed by any diversionary tactics and lies: Kharge to voters

New Delhi: Amid polling for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday urged voters not to fall for any 'diversionary tactics' of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), adding that it is an election to protect democracy from the clutches of dictatorship. Taking to his official X handle, Kharge posted, We, the people of India - this soul of the Constitution of India, should reverberate in your hearts and minds before you push the voting button. Do not forget that this is not an ordinary election. It is an election to protect Democracy from the clutches of Dictatorship. To all my dear citizens, from 89 Constituencies in 13 States and UTs, do not get swayed by any diversionary tactics and lies. Always make your vote count. Reminding people of the party's salient promises in its manifesto or 'Nyay Patra', the Congress national president also called on the people to come out in record numbers and exercise their democratic right. For it may change the lives of 140 Crore Indians by bringing the paradigm of YUVA NYAY NAARI NYAY KISAAN NYAY SHRAMIK NYAY HISSEDARI NYAY Imagine a future where Justice, Freedom, Equality and Liberty are guaranteed. A future where rapid inclusive growth and transformative policies are guaranteed. My dear first-time voters, cut the clutter and distance the din, for you are the real changemakers and I welcome each one of you in this movement for Democracy. Everyone, please come out and VOTE in large numbers. BADLEGA BHARAT, JEETEGA INDIA, Kharge posted on X. 'We, the people of India' - this soul of the Constitution of India, should reverberate in your hearts and minds, before you push the voting button. Do not forget that this is not an ordinary election. It is an election to protect Democracy from the clutches of Dictatorship. Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) April 26, 2024 Voting began at 7 am on Friday. The Lok Sabha election is being held in seven phases till June 1 and votes will be counted on June 4. According to the Election Commission of India, 88 constituencies across 13 states and union territories are set to go for the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls in 2024. Initially, 89 constituencies were scheduled to go to polls today. However, the EC later announced that the voting in Madhya Pradesh's Betul would not take place during the second phase due to the death of a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate. Kerala has the highest number of constituencies as all 20 seats will poll today, followed by Karnataka with 14 seats. The other states that will go to poll on Friday include Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tripura, and Manipur. The poll for the Jammu parliamentary seat will also be held on Friday. As many as 1202 candidates, including 1098 males and 102 females are in the fray. There are 8.08 crore male and 7.8 crore female voters among the electorates who will decide the fate of candidates. As many as 5,929 third-gender electors will also exercise their franchise in the second phase of polls. The first phase of voting for the seven-phased Lok Sabha election, the world's largest electoral exercise, was held on April 19 in 102 constituencies across 21 states and UTs. According to the Election Commission, the voter turnout registered was over 62 per cent. The third phase election will be held on May 7.

Not in MP, Mama to get new role in Delhi after polls, Modi tells voters

BHOPAL: Four months after the BJPs longest serving Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was replaced by Dr Mohan Yadav, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dropped enough hints about big Delhi plans for the former MP CM. While addressing a poll rally in central MPs Harda district on Wednesday, where he was accompanied on the stage by BJP candidate from Vidisha seat Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the PM recounted his long association with Chouhan. Weve (Modi and Chouhan) been working together since BJP organisation days, when he was the MP CM, I was the Gujarat CM and we worked together. When he was a Lok Sabha member, I was the partys national general secretary. Now I want to take him again with me (to Delhi), said Modi, while dropping enough hints about something big in the making for Chouhan in Delhi after the LS polls. Modis clear-cut indication of something big being in store for Chouhan in Delhi, has triggered a strong buzz among the ruling party circles in MP, about the former MP CM being given some prime assignment in the union cabinet, if the NDA led by Modi returns to power at the centre. The ongoing buzz is also about agriculture or panchayati raj-rural development being among the two key portfolios any of which could be assigned to Chouhan in case of Modi 3.0 regime at the centre. Another section in the party believes that though the prime possibility is of Chouhan getting key portfolio, if Modi returns to power for the third consecutive power, possibility of the ex-MP CM and former state BJP chief even getting a major responsibility in the national BJP organization too cannot be ruled out. Importantly, another senior BJP leader from Madhya Pradesh Narendra Singh Tomar was the agriculture minister in the Modi 2.0 regime for over four years. But after getting elected to the MP Vidhan Sabha in December 2023 and then becoming the State Assembly Speaker in Bhopal, the union agriculture ministry is being headed by ex Jharkhand CM Arjun Munda. With MP being among the leading agrarian states, Chouhan could be a frontrunner for agriculture ministers job, if he wins from Vidisha seat for the sixth time and the Modi regime gets another chance at the centre. Importantly, Chouhan (the longest serving BJP CM anywhere in the country till date) is known to be possessing a pro-farmer image and is popular as farmers son among farmers across the state, despite the killing of five farmers in police firing during chief ministerial tenure in western MPs Mandsaur district during 2017. After being the MP CM for 16 years, Chouhan made way for Yadav as the new MP CM in December 2023. Since then, he has been waiting for some big assignment from the party.

Need 400 seats to stop Opposition from snatching quotas robbing people: Modi

BAREILLY (UP), Apr 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the opposition parties wanted to win the Lok Sabha elections to bring religion-based reservation while he sought 400 seats to stop them from snatching the quotas of Dalits and Other Backward Classes. At election rallies in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, he also pitched [] The post Need 400 seats to stop Opposition from snatching quotas robbing people: Modi appeared first on Northlines .

Varun rejects Gandhi vs Gandhi duel

NEW DELHI: The BJPs three-term Member of Parliament, Varun Gandhi, has turned down his party leaderships request to take on Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is likely to be fielded by the Congress from the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. According to sources, Varun was approached by BJP president J P Nadda, Union home minister Amit Shah and a few other senior leaders of the party with the offer in the last couple of weeks. But he refused to accept the offer. Sources said Varun told his party leadership that it would not be right for him to take on his sister. Varun has been upset with the BJP leadership for denying him a ticket from Pilibhit, a constituency he has represented twice in the Lok Sabha. Emotional Varun pens letter to people of Pilibhit The BJP top leadership is sure that Gandhi siblings Rahul and Priyanka will contest the current Lok Sabha election from Amethi and Rae Bareli, respectively. The party leadership feels that Priyankas entry into the Lok Sabha with a big victory margin has a potential to galvanise Congressmen across the country. It has already named Union minister Smriti Irani as its candidate from Amethi. Sources said the party got a survey done for Rae Bareli to find the best candidate against Priyanka. Maneka, Varun not in fray after three decades, BJP goes full steam with LS polls campaign in Pilibhit Among the names it asked the voters as its possible candidate were former Union minister and Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti, Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak, founder-president of Bajrang Dal and former MP Vinay Katiyar, Rakesh Pratap Singh of the Sheogarh royal family of Rae Bareli and former chief whip of Samajwadi Party Manoj Pandey, who crossed over to the BJP during the recent Rajya Sabha elections in the state. Pandey is an MLA from Unchahar assembly segment of the Rae Bareli parliamentary constituency. The result of the survey showed that none of the names being considered by the party were in a position to defeat Priyanka. To the partys surprise, Varun Gandhi was mentioned by most respondents as the best BJP candidate against Priyanka.

Delhi: AAP metro campaign gains pace

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party leaders and volunteers embarked on a campaign at metro stations, distributing pamphlets advocating for citizens to respond to injustice with their votes on Thursday. The initiative, joined by Delhi Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj and INDIA alliance candidate Somnath Bharti, aimed to rally commuters for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on May 25, urging them to dismantle authoritarian rule through the ballot box. The party also unveiled its campaign anthem, Jail ka Jawab Vote Se, symbolising their stance against dictatorial governance, unemployment, inflation, and alleged political persecution targeting opposition figures, including Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Bhardwaj emphasised the urgency of conveying their message to Delhis populace, highlighting their presence at metro stations alongside Somnath Bharti to distribute pamphlets and launch the campaign song. He expressed the citys discontent over Kejriwals incarceration, stressing the collective resolve of AAP and Delhis citizens to counteract such actions with their votes. The anthem, composed and voiced by senior AAP leader Dilip Pandey, serves as a rallying cry against looming threats under BJP rule. As the AAP gears up for the third phase of its campaign starting April 27, they plan to engage voters through various channels, including messages from CM Kejriwals spouse, Sunita Kejriwal, and key leaders like Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann. AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh highlighted Kejriwals significant electoral victories and the partys successes in other states, underscoring the BJPs desperation to undermine AAPs influence. He accused the BJP of resorting to undemocratic tactics, including imprisoning opposition leaders and destabilizing elected governments through coercion and manipulation. In this journey of 10 years, we formed governments in two states. Like Delhi, all parties were wiped out in Punjab. There, the AAP won 92 out of 117 seats. In Goa, it got 6.5% votes and two MLAs, while in Gujarat, it got 14% votes and 5 MLAs. At the same time, it won the mayoral election in Madhya Pradesh, many won the elections of president, district panchayat member and councillors posts in Uttar Pradesh. After this, the Delhiites swept and cleaned the garbage of the BJP that had been sitting in the MCD for 15 years, said Singh. Singh emphasised the BJPs inability to win in Delhi, accusing them of orchestrating a conspiracy to silence Kejriwal and dismantle AAPs governance. He portrayed the BJP as usurpers of democracy, utilizing institutions like the ED, CBI to intimidate and subvert elected governments across various states.

Election is country's pride, voters must participate in large numbers: CEC

New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has said that adequate arrangements have been made for smooth polling in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls and urged voters to participate in the festival of democracy in maximum numbers. In an interview with ANI, Kumar said various amenities have been provided to voters in polling booths and adequate security measures have been taken. We have made complete preparations for today's elections. Polling booths have been decorated. There is no possibility of any kind of violence at any booth nor has any such report been received, he said. He said voters must participate in large numbers in the voting festival. Voters should come to vote without any worry. The festival of democracy is the pride of the country and voters have to participate in it, Kumar said. He said there are facilities such as drinking water and toilets in the booths. All that is needed is that voters have to vote in maximum numbers. There are complete security arrangements. Everyone must come to vote today, he said. The CEC also referred to the meeting of the poll panel with officials of the India Meteorological Department, National Disaster Management Authority and Health Ministry ahead of the second phase of Lok Sabha polls. Before the second round of voting, we had called a meeting of the National Disaster Management Authority, Meteorological Department, and health officials. We also spoke to Chief Electoral Officers to assess the weather conditions, he said IMD has forecast normal weather for phase two Lok Sabha polls. He said recent rains have also lessened the impact of heat. Kumar said voters are like ambassadors of the Election Commission when they fulfil their duty to vote. Our request and appeal to the voters is to come out of their homes in large numbers and vote. Women, youth, elders, and all should come out of their homes and vote, he emphasized, expressing hope for high voter turnout. The voting for 88 seats across 13 states and UTs will be held in the second phase on April 26. The first phase of voting in 102 constituencies across 21 states/UTs was held on April 19. Five seats in Assam and Bihar, three in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, 14 in Karnataka, 20 in Kerala, seven in Madhya Pradesh, eight in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, 13 in Rajasthan and one each in Manipur, Tripura and Jammu and Kashmir will be voting in the second phase. The results will be announced on June 4.

Polling underway in 6 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh

Polling underway in 6 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh Polling began Friday morning in six Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh in the second phase of general elections, an official said. Voting started at 7 am in Tikamgarh (SC), Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa and Hoshangabad, and will end at 6 pm, the official said. A total of 12,828 polling booths, including 1,136 run by women, have been set up for 1,1162,460 voters of whom 58,32,333 are men, 53,29,972 women and 155 transgenders, the official said. The maximum number of candidates - 19 - are in the fray in Satna, while the lowest are in Tikamgarh where seven are contesting. There are 2,865 sensitive polling booths in the six constituencies that are spread over 47 assembly segments in the state. Facilities like water, medicines and shelter have been provided at all the polling booths, state chief electoral officer Anupam Rajan said. Union minister Virendra Kumar is seeking a fourth straight term in Parliament from Tikamgarh. He is taking on Congress candidate Pankaj Ahirwar. State BJP chief V D Sharma is seeking a second term from the Khajuraho seat. The opposition INDIA bloc is supporting IAS officer R B Prajapati of All India Forward Bloc against Sharma after Samajwadi Party candidate Meera Yadav's nomination papers were rejected. Altogether 223 flying squad teams and 240 static surveillance teams are keeping a close watch on the polling, the official said. In the 2014 general elections, 61.57 per cent voting was recorded in MP, which increased by 10 per cent to 71.16 per cent in 2019. The third and fourth phases of Lok Sabha polls will be held on May 7 and 13. In 2019, the BJP won 28 out of the total 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh, while the Congress could only bag the Chhindwara seat.

Polling begins in 6 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh.

Polling begins in 6 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh. Polling begins in 6 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh.

From Rahul Gandhi, Hema Malini to Arun Govil: Key candidates in fray in Lok Sabha polls Phase 2

The second phase has 88 Lok Sabha constituencies including all 20 seats in Kerala, 14 in Karnataka, 13 in Rajasthan, eight in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, five each in Assam and Bihar, six in Madhya Pradesh, three each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal and one each in Tripura, Manipur and J&K.

MP court attaches office chair, computer of SDM over compensation delay

A trial court in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh has attached the chair, furniture, computer and printer of the office of Sironj sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Harshal Chaudhary over non-compliance of its order to compensate farmers for land acquired by MP Road Development Corporation (MPRDC) around 13 years ago.

OBCs suffering due to Congress' 'appeasement' politics, says PM Modi

Addressing a BJP rally in Morena, Madhya Pradesh, the prime minister alleged that Rahul Gandhi has been engaging in name-calling as the Congress leader is a dynast while he comes from a humble background. He played the victim card alleging that the Congress prince uses abusive language against him which several people have objected to on social media.

LS polls 2024: Stage set for round two; voting across 13 states and UTs on April 26

The second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha Elections 2024 will take place tomorrow, on April 26 (Friday). Voters in 88 Lok Sabha constituencies across 13 states and Union Territories will participate in this significant event, which stands as the largest festival of democracy in the world. This phase includes all 20 seats in Kerala, 14 in Karnataka, 13 in Rajasthan, 8 each in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, 6 in Madhya Pradesh, 5 each in Bihar and Assam, 3 each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and 1 each in Tripura, Jammu and Kashmir, and Manipur. The first phase of the Lok Sabha polls had covered 102 seats spread across 21 states, with the Election Commission recording a voter turnout of around 62%. HIGHLIGHTS | LS polls 2024: Phase 1 voting ends with 62.37% nationwide turnout, TN records 72%

Lok Sabha polls phase 2: Will BJP repeat 2019 victory? Focus on Madhya Pradesh's six seats

The phase 2 of Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh is scheduled for Friday across six seats: Tikamgarh (SC), Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, and Hoshangabad.

Telangana Congress' 'Chargesheet' Against BJP

Hyderabad: Ahead of the May 13 Lok Sabha polls in Telangana, the Congress on Thursday released a 'chargesheet' on the BJP-led government at the Centre for failing to support the sate. The chargesheet highlights injustice done to Telangana in the allotment of funds, water allocation in river Krishna, non-allocation of medical colleges, IIM, IIIT etc. TPCC president and Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy released the chargesheet in the presence of ministers and senior party leaders at Gandhi Bhavan. The chargesheet, 10 years of deceit, 100 years of destruction points out the BJP's failures with regard to bringing back black money stashed in Swiss banks, crediting Rs 15 lakh in each Jan Dhan account of the poor, and providing 20 crore jobs at the rate of two crore jobs per year. It highlighted Telangana state receiving 43 paise from the Centre on every rupee it contributed to the Centre in the form of taxes, one lakh farmers committing suicide across the country, not sanctioning major educational institution to Telangana, allocating higher share to Andhra Pradesh in the Krishna water, failure to set up Bayyaram steel factory, Kazipet railway coach factory and according 'national status' to Palamur-Rangareddy lift irrigation project. The chargesheet took a dig at the BJP government for increasing debt burden on the country from Rs 55 lakh crore in 2014 to Rs 183 lakh crore in 2024, for increasing domestic LPG price to Rs 1,200, petrol, diesel prices to over Rs 100 per litre, rise in prices of essential commodities such as tur dal to Rs 180 per kg and edible oil to Rs 180 per kg. The chargesheet focused on how the BJP government deceived Telangana state by not implementing the provisions of the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014 with regard to setting up of industries, educational institutions etc. It alleges discrimination against Telangana by cutting state's tax devolution by 27 per cent and points out that Telangana receives just 43 paise from Centre on every rupee it contributes to Centre, while Bihar was getting Rs 7.06, Uttar Pradesh Rs 2.73, Assam Rs 2.63, Madhya Pradesh Rs 2.42. The BJP government blocked payments to Telangana state amounting to Rs 4,000 crore in GST compensation, Rs 24,205 crore grant recommended by Niti Aayog, Rs 1,800 crore backward areas development grant, it alleged. The other Telangana-specific issues raised in chargesheet include scrapping of ITIR-Hyderabad project resulting in loss of 13.9 lakh jobs and Rs 2.19 lakh crore investments, neglecting the setting up of Hyderabad-Nagpur, Hyderabad-Warangal industrial corridors, Fab City, Narayanpur Handloom Park, Adilabad CCI cement factory.

Shehzada's X-Ray Machine Will Scan For Mangalsutra: PM Modi Jabs Rahul Gandhi

Addressing a series of election rallies in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, PM Modi said that he wanted to share an interesting fact with the country.

LS polls: BJP intensifies drive to boost voting, Ag operation cause of dip in first phase polling ? Shah to step up campaign in MP today

Bhopal: BJP has intensified its drive to boost voting in the coming three phases of Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh in the wake of the dip in polling percentage in the maiden round of elections in the state, held on April 19. Senior BJP leaders and cluster in-charges of the party have intensified the drive to mobilize the workers, particularly the booth level cadres, to start door-to-door campaigns to draw the voters to the polling booths on the polling day, sources said on Thursday. The party leaders have been holding workers meets at district, block and panchayat levels to mobilise grass root level workers to intensify the mass contact programme with an objective to increase the polling percentage in the next three phases of elections, a senior BJP functionary said. Sources said that the BJP leaders have been asked to focus on the national issues, instead of local issues, during their mass contact programme. State BJP secretary Rajneesh Agrawal however claimed that the decrease in voting in the first phase of elections in Madhya Pradesh has not impacted the BJPs vote share. He cited the increase in voting percentage in the first phase polling in the neighbouring BJP- ruled states like Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to drive his point home. Even the polling percentage in Bastar (ST) seat, the lone Lok Sabha constituency that went to polls in the first phase polling in Chhattisgarh, has also not witnessed a dip in voting, he said. The Congress was missing in many places and even there were no polling agents of Congress in many booths in the first phase of elections in Madhya Pradesh. The dip in voting in the first phase polling was due to decrease in vote share of Congress, Mr Agrawal claimed. Six LS seats went to polls in the first phase polling in Madhya Pradesh on April 19. My study on the matter has led to disclosure that the Jewar festival which begins on the first day of the Navratri in some tribal belts of Madhya Pradesh marking the sowing season and continues for nine days had contributed to the dip in polling in these areas. Besides, the summer heat as well as the complacency in the BJP cadres induced by the partys 400 (seats) plus slogan has also contributed to it, the BJP functionary told this newspaper, unwilling to be quoted. In Chhattisgarh, the BJP has intensified the mass contact programme to further increase polling in the next two phases of elections in the state. Meanwhile, Union home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to arrive here late on Thursday night. He is scheduled to address two public meetings in the state on Friday.

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Madhya Pradesh: 80 candidates including 4 women, 1 third gender in fray for second phase of LS polls in state

Madhya Pradesh: 80 candidates including 4 women, 1 third gender in fray for second phase of LS polls in state Madhya Pradesh is set to go for the polls for the second phase of Lok Sabha election from 7 am onwards on Friday and a total of 80 candidates, including four women candidates and a third gender candidate, are in the fray in this phase in the state, an official said. Six parliamentary seats in the state - Tikamgarh (SC), Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa and Hoshangabad- will go to the polls in the second phase of voting on April 26 from 7 am to 6pm. Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral officer, Anupam Rajan said, Six parliamentary seats in Madhya Pradesh will undergo polling tomorrow in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections. A total of 47 assembly constituencies are included in these six Lok Sabha seats which will undergo polling. There are 80 candidates in fray which include 75 men, four women and one third gender, Durga Masi who is contesting as an independent candidate from Damoh. Satna has the maximum number of candidates where a total of 19 candidates are in the fray while Tikamgarh has the least number of candidates which is seven. The Polling time will be from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm and the polling teams have left for all the polling stations in the state, he added. There are a total of 12828 polling stations for the second phase of LS polls in the state. Of these polling stations, 2865 critical polling stations have been identified. Apart from this, there are 1,136 pink polling booths, where all the polling personnel are women, in the second phase of polling in the state, Rajan said. The total number of voters for the second phase of LS polls is 1,11,62,460 in which 58,32,333 are male, 53,29,972 female and 155 are third gender voters. There are 1,18,167 differently-abled voters, 64,703 voters are above 85 years and number of 100 years plus voters is 1108. The number of voters in the age group of 18-19 years is 3,29,317 and 13,230 are service voters, the officer further said. He also said that all arrangements were made at the polling booths and in view of heat, shades, water facilities and medical kits were also made available. Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh are being conducted in four phases. The first phase of polling was held on April 19. The second phase will be conducted on Friday, April 26 and the next two phases will be held on May 7 and May 13. The counting of votes will be held on June 4. Madhya Pradesh has a total of 29 Lok Sabha constituencies, making it the sixth-largest state in terms of parliamentary representation. Out of these, 10 seats are reserved for SC and ST candidates, while the remaining 19 are unreserved. (ANI)

Modi Alleges Rajiv Gandhi Shielded Family Wealth via Inheritance Tax Abolishment, Congress Refutes

Modi Alleges Rajiv Gandhi Shielded Family Wealth via Inheritance Tax Abolishment, Congress Refutes Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday alleged that former PM Rajiv Gandhi had abolished inheritance tax in 1985 after his mother Indira Gandhi's death to save her wealth from going to the government, as he continued his relentless attack on the Congress over wealth redistribution and inheritance tax. Modi also claimed at a poll rally in Morena in Madhya Pradesh that after benefitting from the abolition of estate duty--a levy imposed on inherited movable and immovable assets, the Congress now wants to bring back the levy. As the political slugfest over the issue of inheritance tax escalated on the eve of the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress hit back at Modi, calling his remarks on Rajiv Gandhi ''lies''. The opposition party also cited the then finance minister V P Singh's budget speech in 1985 on scrapping of inheritance tax. If the Congress comes to power, it will snatch more than half of the earnings of the people through inheritance tax, Modi claimed. A day after Rahul Gandhi's remark that those who call themselves ''deshbhakt'' are scared of the 'X-ray' of caste census, Modi also said the Congress wants to confiscate people's jewellery and small savings by conducting an X-ray of their properties and valuables. ''Listen with your ears wide open about the sins that the Congress has committed. I want to put forth an interesting fact. When sister Indira Gandhi passed away, there was a law by virtue of which half portion of the wealth used to go to the government. There was a talk then that Indiraji willed her wealth in her son Rajiv Gandhi's name,'' the prime minister said. ''To save the money going to the government, the then PM Rajiv Gandhi abolished the inheritance tax.'' The Congress wants to reinforce the tax more powerfully now after its four generations reaped benefit of the wealth passed on to them, he said. An adviser to the opposition party's 'shehzada' (referring to Rahul Gandhi) has now suggested imposition of inheritance tax, he said. Modi on Wednesday seized upon Congress leader Sam Pitroda's remarks on inheritance tax to step up the ruling BJP's attack on the issue of ''wealth redistribution''. The Congress later distanced itself from the comments of the US-based president of its overseas wing and asserted that it has no plan to introduce such a tax. Modi said that as long as the BJP is there, it will not allow any designs like imposition of inheritance tax to succeed. ''The wealth that you have accumulated by working hard and enduring hardships will be looted from you once a Congress-led government is formed. ''Modi is standing as a wall between you and the Congress' plan to loot you,'' Modi said. Hitting back at the prime minister, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on X, ''Yesterday the PM claimed that @INCIndia wanted to impose an Inheritance Tax. Once it became clear that it was actually the BJP that has been propagating an Inheritance Tax, he switched lanes.'' ''Every time he opens his mouth to speak, the Prime Minister provides fresh evidence of his meanness, pettiness, and his steadfast adherence to lies. ''Once again, his lies stand unravelled. Here is the paragraph from then Finance Minister VP Singhs budget speech of March 16, 1985, which proposed the abolition of estate duty. Paragraph 88 of the speech states the reasons clearly,'' Ramesh said, and shared an excerpt from the speech. ''As both wealth-tax and estate duty laws apply to the property of a person, the former applying to his property before death and the latter after his death, the existence of two separate laws with reference to the same property amounts to procedural harassment to the taxpayers and the heirs of the deceased who have to comply with the provisions of two different laws,'' Singh had said, according to the excerpt of his speech shared by Ramesh. ''Having considered the relative merits of the two taxes, I am of the view that estate duty has not achieved the twin objectives with which it was introduced, namely, to reduce unequal distribution of wealth and assist the States in financing their development schemes,'' Singh had said. While the yield from estate duty is only about Rs 20 crore, its cost of administration is relatively high, he had noted. ''I, therefore, propose to abolish the levy of estate duty in respect of estates passing on after deaths occurring on or after 16th March, 1985. I will come forward in due course with suitable legislation for this purpose,'' the then finance minister said. In his post, Ramesh said incidentally, Indira Gandhi gave away her ancestral property in Allahabad way back in 1970 to the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund. Echoing his party colleague's sentiments, Congress leader P Chidambaram claimed that the ''manufactured'' controversies on ''redistribution of wealth'' and inheritance tax showed that fear has gripped the BJP, which has fallen back on distortion, falsehoods and abuse'' as 'Modi ki Guarantee' has vanished without a trace. BSP president Mayawati, a former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, had a different take on Pitrodas remarks, saying it has got less to do with the welfare of the poor and more with diverting attention from the failure of the Congress' 'garibi hatao' campaign.

BJP Gets Notice In Delhi, PM's Inheritance Tax Jibe In Madhya Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Madhya Pradesh's Morena Thursday afternoon to campaign for the BJP, ripped into the Congress on the inheritance tax row, shortly before the Election Commission issued a show-cause notice to the ruling party.

1,200+ Candidates, Rahul Gandhi, Hema Malini Among Those Campaigning in Phase 2 of India's General Elections

1,200+ Candidates, Rahul Gandhi, Hema Malini Among Those Campaigning in Phase 2 of India's General Elections As many as 1,202 candidates, including prominent faces such as Rahul Gandhi, Om Birla and Hema Malini, will try their electoral luck in phase two of the Lok Sabha elections on Friday. Polling is scheduled from 7 am in 88 constituencies across 13 states and Union territories in this phase. The remaining five phases of the polls will continue till June 1, with counting of votes scheduled on June 4. More than 16 lakh polling officials have been deployed across 1.67 lakh polling stations for over 15.88 crore voters, the Election Commission (EC) said. Voters include 8.08 crore male, 7.8 crore female and 5,929 third gender electors. As many as 34.8 lakh first-time voters are registered to cast their votes. Additionally, there are 3.28 crore young voters in the age group of 20-29 years, the poll authority said. Voter awareness and facilitation measures have been further geared up for higher turnout this time. Keeping in mind the heatwave, the EC has extended polling time in several polling stations of four constituencies in Bihar. Polling for the Betul seat in Madhya Pradesh has been rescheduled to the third phase due to the death of a candidate from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Of the 1,202 candidates in the fray, 1,098 are men, 102 are women and two are from the third gender category. At least three helicopters, four special trains and nearly 80,000 vehicles have been deployed to ferry poll and security personnel. Webcasting will be done in more than 50 per cent of the polling stations, along with the deployment of micro-observers in all polling stations. Polling stations in all states and UTs, except Bihar and Kerala, have less than 1,000 average electors. In Bihar, the average number of voters per polling station is is 1,008, while it is 1,102 in Kerala. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor, and actor-turned-politician Arun Govil are among the key candidates in the fray for the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls with the BJP's Hema Malini, Om Birla and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat seeking a hat-trick of wins from their respective constituencies.

National Women's Hockey League significant step for women in India: HI Secretary General Bhola Nath Singh

National Women's Hockey League significant step for women in India: HI Secretary General Bhola Nath Singh Hockey India Secretary General Bhola Nath Singh on Thursday opened up about the importance of the much-awaited National Women's Hockey League 2024-25. Phase 1 of the league will be held in Ranchi from April 30 to May 9, marking a historic moment for women's hockey in India. This first-of-its-kind domestic league promises to be a thrilling showcase of the nation's top female hockey talent. Emphasizing its commitment to nurturing young talent, the league will include players Under 21 years of age. This inclusion ensures a strong focus on grassroots development and future generations of hockey stars. This competition will also serve as a vital platform for identifying and nurturing talent for the national team. Speaking at the press conference held at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Bhola Nath highlighted the significance of the NWHL. The launch of the National Women's Hockey League is a significant step forward for women's sports in India. This league provides a platform for our top women's hockey talent to showcase their skills and compete at the highest level. It will not only create a space for elite competition but also inspire young girls to pursue their passion for hockey, Bhola Nath said as quoted from Hockey India. The inaugural phase will feature the top eight teams from the recent 14th Hockey India Senior Women's National Championships: Hockey Haryana, Hockey Maharashtra, Hockey Jharkhand (Host), Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Bengal, Hockey Mizoram, Manipur Hockey and Hockey Association of Odisha. (ANI)

Old Video Viral Claiming Congress Hoardings Show Inverted Tricolour In Karnataka

BOOM found that the video shows an old incident from Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur and not Karnataka's Bengaluru as claimed.

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Congress Gave OBC Quota Share To Muslims In Karnataka To Save Its Vote Bank

Criticising the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the grand old party has snatched the reservation quota of the OBCs in Karnataka and gave around 15 per cent of that to the people of the Muslim community in the southern state to save its vote bank. Speaking at a rally in Madhya Pradeshs Continue reading Congress Gave OBC Quota Share To Muslims In Karnataka To Save Its Vote Bank The post Congress Gave OBC Quota Share To Muslims In Karnataka To Save Its Vote Bank appeared first on OurVoice | WeRIndia - Analysis & Opinion .

CM Yadav-led MP Govt will run with full speed after LS polls: PM Modi

CM Yadav-led MP Govt will run with full speed after LS polls: PM Modi Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the Chief Minister Mohan Yadav-led Madhya Pradesh Government will speed up its development work once the Lok Sabha elections are over. Addressing a public rally in Morena Lok Sabha constituency in [] The post CM Yadav-led MP Govt will run with full speed after LS polls: PM Modi appeared first on Mangalorean.com .

Travel tips: Haryana is famous for its desi food, definitely taste these dishes here.

India is said to be a country of diversity where every state has its own distinct characteristics. Especially every state has its own distinct food. Today we are going to talk about the food of Haryana. Vegetarian food is given priority here. People of Haryana live a simple life and eat simple food. Due to the unique taste of Haryana, it is also called 'The Land of Rotis'. Since milk is produced on a large scale here, most of the dishes here also include milk and curd. Today in this episode, we are going to tell you about the famous dishes of Haryana which you must taste in your life. Let us know about these famous foods of Haryana... Millet Khichdi People like Khichdi all over the country. But Haryana's Khichdi is a little different. What makes Haryana Khichdi so popular is that millet is used here instead of rice. To prepare Bajra Khichdi, Bajra is soaked overnight. Moong dal and bajra are then washed together and cooked in a pressure cooker with spices. Besan Masala Roti Gram flour masala roti is a famous traditional food of Haryana. This is a special type of delicious roti made with gram flour, wheat flour and ghee. Green chilli powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and dry mango powder are also added to the flour. This roti is consumed with raita or vegetable. The taste of gram flour masala roti is very unique. Kachari vegetable Kachri vegetable is very popular in Haryana. Kachari is used as both a fruit and vegetable. Like cucumber, matira and melon, it is a fruit that grows in sandy soil with less water. Chutney is also made from it which tastes very tasty with millet roti. Bathua's Raita Bathua Raita is a curd recipe. Which is very refreshing and gives additional benefits to health. Bathua leaves are antioxidants and rich in many vitamins. To prepare this dish, things like chopped bathua, cumin powder, red chilli powder and salt are mixed in curd. Sangri vegetable Kair Sangri is famous not only in Haryana but also in Rajasthan. It is prepared by soaking ker sangri in turmeric water with a pinch of salt and then mixing it with various spices including dry mango powder, turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala, ground mustard, sugar and salt and curd. goes. Ker sangri curry is served with dal paratha. Kadhi Pakoda Kadhi is made with the help of sour curd and gram flour is used in it. What makes the Kadhi recipe made in Haryana and Punjab unique is that people add fried pakodas to the Kadhi which makes it a perfect Indian dish. Gram greens 'Chana ka saag' is also very much liked in Haryana. It is also called 'gram vegetable'. It is made from green gram leaves. When gram plants grow big, before flowering, the upper part of those plants is plucked and then 'gram vegetable' is made from these green leaves. In Haryana, 'Chana ka Saag' is mostly eaten in winter. You can eat it with wheat, maize or millet roti. Mix Dal Five types of pulses are used to make mixed pulses. This dal is eaten with Baati or Bafla. Apart from Haryana, it is eaten with great enthusiasm in many areas of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra. By the way, you can also eat it with roti or rice. (PC: Lifeberrys)

Rajiv Gandhi scrapped inheritance law to save mother's wealth, claims PM Modi in MP poll rally

MORENA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday alleged that former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi had abolished the inheritance tax after his mother Indira Gandhi's death to save her wealth from going to the government. Addressing an election rally in Madhya Pradesh's Morena city, Modi stepped up his attack on the Congress by claiming that he stands as a wall between the people and the grand old party's plans to loot them. He claimed that after benefiting from it, the Congress now wants to impose it again on the people of the country. Listen with your ears wide open about the sins that Congress has committed. I want to put forth an interesting fact. When former PM Indira Gandhi died, her children were going to get her property. But there was a rule earlier that before the property went to the children, some part of it was taken by the government. Congress had formulated a law on this. To save the property so that it does not go to the government, then PM Rajiv Gandhi scrapped the inheritance law. After accumulating wealth over four generations, now they want to loot your wealth. If Congress comes to power, it will snatch more than half of the earnings of the people through inheritance tax, Modi claimed. A day after Rahul Gandhi's remark that those who call themselves deshbhakt are scared of the 'X-ray' of caste census, Modi claimed that the Congress wants to confiscate people's jewellery and small savings by conducting an X-ray of their properties and valuables. The Congress wants to reinforce the tax more powerfully now that its four generations have reaped the benefits of the wealth passed on to them, he alleged. An adviser to the opposition party's 'shehzada' (referring to Rahul Gandhi) has now suggested the imposition of inheritance tax, he said, seizing on Congress leader Sam Pitroda's remarks amid the row on the issue of wealth redistribution. As long as the BJP is there, it will not allow such designs to succeed, the PM said. The wealth that you have accumulated by working hard and enduring hardships will be looted from you once a Congress-led government is formed, he said. Modi is standing as a wall between you and the Congress' plan to loot you, the prime minister said. PM Modi symbolises 'asatyamev jayate', is diverting attention from real issues: Congress Elections have slipped out of Modi's hands: Rahul Gandhi For the BJP, nothing is bigger than the country, while for the Congress, its own family is the major criterion, Modi said, apparently referring to dynastic politics. The Congress wants to snatch reservation of the SCs, STs, and OBCs and the downtrodden for the sake of its Muslim vote bank, he claimed. It was bent upon grabbing power with religious appeasement by spoiling the future of the people, the PM claimed. The Congress says Muslims have the first right on the country's resources, while I am saying that the poor have the first fight on it, he said. Congress party is a very big anti-development problem. It put Madhya Pradesh in line with other 'Bimaru' states in the country, he said. For years, Congress did not allow the 'One Rank One Pension' scheme for the armed forces, but we did it, he claiimed. The Congress has been hatching a conspiracy to deprive the tribals and backward classes of their rights for many years, the PM said, hitting out at the opposition party. Will you ensure a total washout of those snatching the rights of backward classes? he asked the gathering. The BJP government provided free ration to 80 crore people without any discrimination on the basis of religious lines, Modi said. Have you ever heard that someone is not getting free ration just because he is a Muslim? the PM said. When the Constitution was drafted, it was decided that for the unity and integrity of the country, reservation won't be extended on religious lines, he said. Babasaheb Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Constitution, was against reservation on religious lines, but the Congress gave it through the backdoor and stabbed him in the back, he said. Further targeting the Congress, Modi claimed that it put many Muslims illegally on the OBC list in Karnataka. It signed a paper declaring them OBC overnight and extending them reservation in education and government jobs clandestinely, he added. The reservation to Muslims was unlawful and against the Constitution, the prime minister said, adding: This action of the Congress is an alarm bell for the OBC communities of the entire country. Referring to border security, Modi said, We have asked our jawans to fire ten bullets in reply to one. He said the Congress was indulging in different games to get the chair anyhow by playing with the future of people. The Congress manifesto talks about religion-based reservation in jobs and education and it is influenced by the Muslim League, Modi claimed. The Congress chief minister of Telangana has just said that he will ensure reservation for Muslims, he said. When a Congress-led government had been formed at the Centre, it first introduced a religion-based quota in Andhra Pradesh, Modi claimed. The Congress was not completely successful in its plan then, but it still wants to play that game, he added. Addressing the rally in support of his party's Morena Lok Sabha seat candidate, Shivmangal Singh Tomar, Modi raised the slogan phir ek baar BJP sarkar. Polling in the Morena Lok Sabha seat will be held on May 7. PM Modi's redistribution of wealth remarks: What does Congress manifesto actually say? 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Cong accepted countrys division on basis of religion: PM Modi

Bhopal, April 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued to sharpen his attack on the Congress on Thursday during an election rally, alleging that the grand old party accepted the countrys division on the basis of religion. He made this accusation while addressing a public rally in Madhya Pradeshs Morena on Thursday. He said that the [] The post Cong accepted countrys division on basis of religion: PM Modi appeared first on The Shillong Times .

ECI Issues Notices to PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi for Alleged Model Code Violation

The Election Commission of India (ECI) took cognizance today of the alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The poll panel has requested responses from both the BJP and Congress by April 29. Both parties accused each other's campaign speeches of inciting hatred against Rahul Gandhi and PM Modi, respectively. The ECI invoked Section 77 of the Representation of the People Act and held party presidents accountable as the first step to manage star campaigners. The ECI shared information regarding the alleged Model Code violation by PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi with BJP President JP Nadda and Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge. They have been asked to respond by 11 am on April 29. While issuing the notice, the ECI stated that campaign speeches by individuals in high positions have more serious consequences. The poll watchdog added that political parties must take primary and increasing responsibility for the conduct of their candidates, especially star campaigners. Congress filed a complaint with the Election Commission on April 21 regarding Prime Minister Modi's comments during a rally in Banswara, Rajasthan. At the rally, PM Modi stated that if Congress came to power, it might distribute the country's wealth among intruders and those who have more children. The Prime Minister repeated the accusations in later rallies in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Rahul Gandhi has been promising at his election rallies that, should Congress come to power, they will survey and redistribute the country's wealth. This was the point that PM Modi criticized. Rahul Gandhi's political mentor, Sam Pitroda, recently suggested implementing an inheritance tax in India. He cited the example of the United States, where 55% of a person's estate is taken by the government upon their death, with only 45% going to their children. In India, critics argue that such a policy would lead to an increase in black market activity, as people would begin hiding their assets and accumulating black money. They question why someone would want to hand over their lifelong earnings to the government instead of their children. Social media users have expressed that the government should support people's progress and create opportunities for the poor, rather than focus on redistributing wealth. They also criticize the Congress party for its opposition to counting illegal Rohingya and Bangladeshi immigrants in India while emphasizing the redistribution of wealth. Mob Lynched Woman for BJP Vote in Tamil Nadu: DMK's Rising Intolerance? Indian Ambassador in Ireland Faces Backlash for Supporting Modi Regime Ruling PNC Secures Super-Majority in Maldivian Parliament

2024 Lok Sabha elections: Phase 2 voting on April 26. Here's what's open and what's closed

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MPs Gandhisagar wildlife sanctuary to get 5-8 cheetahs from South Africa

New Delhi: Five to eight cheetahs will be released into a fenced area in the Gandhisagar Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh possibly in the second half of the year with a focus on the breeding of animals and favourable weather, according to officials. A South African delegation reached India Tuesday to review preparations at Gandhisagar []

2nd phase: Rahul, Hema in fray as 89 seats go to polls

In the second phase of Lok Sabha polls on Friday, polling is scheduled in all 20 seats of Kerala, 14 of the 28 seats in Karnataka, 13 seats in Rajasthan, eight seats each in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, seven in Madhya Pradesh, five each in Assam and Bihar, three seats each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and one seat each in Manipur, Tripura and Jammu and Kashmir.

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Let Congress' Shehzada abuse me, people should not be angry about it: PM Modi

Let Congress' Shehzada abuse me, people should not be angry about it: PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi enjoys abusing him but people should not be angry about it adding that since centuries Naamdars have abused Kaamdars. Addressing an election rally in Morena, Prime Minister Modi said, Congress' Shehzada enjoys abusing Modi. People on social media are saying that this language is not right. People are getting upset about it. I am appealing to them that you don't have to be sad. They are Naamdar and we are Kaamdar. Naamdars have been abusing kaamdars for centuries. I have come out from poverty if again I get abused, then let it be. Don't waste your time. Prime Minister was responding to the language used by Rahul Gandhi against him. The moment I talked about X-Ray, Narendra Modi was in fear. He started trembling. Jaise hi usko dar lagta hai vo jhoot bolne lagta hai. (Whenever he is in fear, he starts lying). Sometimes he talks about China, then Pakistan. He is lying repeatedly. Is baar nahi nikalpaega (This time he won't be able to escape), Rahul Gandhi had said at a public meeting on Wednesday. Prime Minister Modi said that for the Congress 'Gandhi family' comes before the development of the nation. Nothing is greater than the country for BJP. But for Congress, it is family first. Congress' policy is to keep the one who makes the maximum contribution, hard work and dedication for the country at the back. Therefore, for so many years, Congress did not allow the demands of army personnel like One Rank-One Pension to be fulfilled. We implemented One Rank-One Pension as soon as the government was formed, he said. He also said that Madhya Pradesh became a 'Bimaru Rajya' during Congress' rule. After filling the potholes of Congress, the BJP has given a new identity to Chambal and Madhya Pradesh. The people of Bhind, Morena and Gwalior, who have seen the dark period of the Congress, are experiencing the development that has taken place under the BJP government more, the PM said. The people of Madhya Pradesh know that once you get rid of a problem, you should stay away from it. Congress party is such an anti-development party, he added. Prime Minister further mentioned that Congress accepted the partition of the country on religious lines. Congress still does not want to improve their habits. For them, it is the easiest way of success. They are playing games. They have made religion appeasement as their pawn and are now playing with the future of the country, he said. Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh are being conducted in four phases. The first phase of polling was held on April 19. The next three phases will be conducted on April 26, May 7 and May 13. The counting of votes will be held on June 4. Madhya Pradesh has a total of 29 Lok Sabha constituencies, making it the sixth-largest state in terms of parliamentary representation. Out of these, 10 seats are reserved for SC and ST candidates, while the remaining 19 are unreserved. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, the BJP secured a massive victory in Madhya Pradesh, winning 28 out of the 29 seats. Congress managed to win only one seat. (ANI)

LS polls Phase 2: Rahul, Tharoor in fray; Hema Malini, Om Birla seek hat-trick of wins

New Delhi: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor, and actor-turned-politician Arun Govil are among the key candidates in the fray for the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls with BJP's Hema Malini, Om Birla and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat seeking a hat-trick of wins from their respective constituencies.Staggered over seven stages, the first phase of the elections held last Friday for 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories saw a voter turnout of around 65.5 per cent. In the second phase of Lok Sabha polls on Friday, polling is scheduled in all 20 seats of Kerala, 14 of the 28 seats in Karnataka, 13 seats in Rajasthan, eight seats each in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, seven in Madhya Pradesh, five each in Assam and Bihar, three seats each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and one seat each in Manipur, Tripura and Jammu and Kashmir. Gandhi is the sitting MP from Wayanad in Kerala and is seeking re-election. He is pitted against CPI's Annie Raja and BJP's K Surendran. In the 2019 election, Gandhi secured victory by a substantial margin of more than 7 lakh votes against his closest rival, CPI's P P Suneer. Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor is hoping to retain the Thiruvananthapuram seat for the fourth time. He is pitted against Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar from the BJP and CPI's Pannyan Raveendran. Malini, who has represented the Mathura constituency since 2014, is contesting against Congress' Mukesh Dhangar while Om Birla, a two-time MP from Kota, is facing Prahlad Gunjal from the Congress party. Union minister Shekhawat is eyeing a third win from the Jodhpur seat while Congress candidate Karan Singh Uchiyarda would look to put a spanner in the works of the BJP candidate. Tejasvi Surya, the sitting MP for Bangalore South and the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), will face Congress' Sowmya Reddy. Former chief minister of Chhattisgarh and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel is contesting from Rajnandgaon, a stronghold of the BJP for over 30 years. Baghel is pitted against BJP's Santosh Pandey, who won the 2019 Lok Sabha elections succeeding Abhishek Singh, the son of former Chief Minister Raman Singh, also from the BJP. Replacing three-time MP Rajendra Agarwal, who has been holding the Meerut seat since 2004, Arun Govil, famous for portraying Lord Ram's character in Ramayan TV series, is making his electoral debut against BSP's Devvrat Kumar Tyagi and SP's Sunita Verma. In Madhya Pradesh, BJP leader Virendra Kumar Khatik is eyeing a fourth win from Tikamgarh. The Congress has fielded a new face, Pankaj Ahirwar, from the constituency. In 2019, Khatik defeated Congress' Kiran Ahirwar by a margin of over 3.48 lakh votes. The contest for the Alappuzha seat in Kerala has turned into a prestige battle for the Congress with All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary K C Venugopal's return to the Lok Sabha poll fray after 2014 as the party looks to wrest the only seat it lost to the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) in its landslide 19-1 victory in Kerala in the 2019 polls. Venugopal has not lost any major election in his career. He won the Alappuzha Assembly seat thrice in a row in 1996, 2001, and 2006 and was elected to the Lok Sabha from Alappuzha in 2009 and 2014. In 2019, he did not contest after the party elevated him to the post of the AICC general secretary. Actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi is also in the fray from Thrissur against K Muraleedharan of Congress and VS Sunil Kumar of CPI(M). Sukanta Majumdar, incumbent BJP MP from Balurghat in West Bengal is seeking re-election. He is pitted against Biplab Mitra of the Trinamool Congress and Joydeb Siddhanta of the Revolutionary Socialist Party.

Modi is standing as a wall between you and Congress' plans to loot you: PM Modi at rally in Morena, Madhya Pradesh.

Modi is standing as a wall between you and Congress' plans to loot you: PM Modi at rally in Morena, Madhya Pradesh. Modi is standing as a wall between you and Congress' plans to loot you: PM Modi at rally in Morena, Madhya Pradesh.