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GENERAL ELECTIONS 2024

Modi versus Rahul:

Top leaders attack each other

personally as poll battle heats up

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Anand/New Delhi/Lucknow

n a scathing attack on Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi, Prime
IMinister Narendra Modi on
Thursday targeted him saying that
Pakistan wants him as the next Prime
Minister in order to have a weak gov-
ernment in power. He also claimed
that the Congress is weakening in
India, making it difficult to find the
party even with a microscope.
The PM said at a rally in Guja-
rat’s Anand district, “In India, the
Congress party is weakening, mean- BJP supporters during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in Anand on Thursday (ANI)
ing that even with a microscope, it’s
becoming difficult to find the party. a strong government in India today. Minister of India gets “irritated.” Rahul Gandhi added.
But the interesting part is that while They want a weak government. They “The Prime Minister waived off a loan “We (If INDIA bloc is voted to
the Congress is dying here, Pakistan want a weak government like the one of Rs 16 lakh crore for 22 people. He power) are going to implement the
is crying there. Pakistani politicians during the 26/11 terrorist attack in made 22 billionaires. Now we are go- first permanent job scheme. You will
are “praying” for the Congress. Pa- Mumbai, a weak dossier government. ing to make crores of people million- get a job for one year and Rs 8,500
kistan is eager to make the ‘shehza- The enemies of the nation want a aires,” he alleged while addressing a will be transferred into your bank ac-
da’ (referring to Rahul Gandhi) the corrupt government like the one be- public meeting in Shivamogga. count per month. And the graduates
Prime Minister.” fore 2014. Modi’s strong government “Whenever we talk about ‘Maha- of Hindustan are going to get world-
“We all know that the Congress neither bows nor is stopped. And lakshmi’, the Prime Minister of India class training,” he said.
is Pakistan’s ‘murid’ (admirer). The that’s why the world is saying that gets irritated. Because his billionaire Polling for Karnataka with 28
partnership between Pakistan and only India can accelerate the devel- friends are not going to get this mon- Lok Sabha seats are being held in
Congress has now been exposed,” he opment of the world,” he said. ey. Our government (if voted to pow- two phases. Voting for 14 seats had
added. Modi claimed the enemies of Hitting back at PM, Rahul er) is going to confer the right of ap- concluded on April 26 while the re-
the nation want a weak government Gandhi on Thursday said that prenticeship on the youth. Under the maining 14 seats will undergo polling
instead of a strong one in India today. whenever the Congress party talks Yuva Nidhi scheme, the government on May 7. The counting of votes is
“The enemies of the nation don’t want Mahalakshmi Yojana the Prime is giving you Rs 3000 per month,” scheduled for June 4.

AAP appoints leaders for each LS seat in Delhi

nder the banner of INDIA bloc, Aam MLA and MCD in charge of the party and Political coming Lok Sabha elections, a pivotal meeting
Aadmi Party’s organizational general Affairs Committee member, the party said. between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the
Usecretary Sandeep Pathak has appoint- At the level of Lok Sabha constituencies, Rajesh Congress party under the banner of the INDIA
ed one leader at the state level and one leader Gupta will be the coordinator for New Delhi, Naresh Alliance Co-ordination Committee transpired
each at the level of Lok Sabha constituencies in Balyan for West Delhi, Dinesh Mohania for South on Tuesday. The meeting witnessed the par-
Delhi for the upcoming election campaign in Delhi, Pawan Sharma for Chandni Chowk, Mukesh ticipation of notable figures including AAP’s
coordination with the Congress party. Ahlawat for North West, Sanjeev Jha for North National General Secretary (Organization) and
According to the seat-sharing agreement East and Dilip Pandey for East Delhi, it added. Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak, alongside
under the INDIA bloc, the Congress is fighting Earlier on Tuesday, the Aam Aadmi Party and key members from both camps. AAP was rep-
on three seats in Delhi while the AAP is con- the Congress party held a meeting under the banner of resented by MCD in-charge and MLA Durgesh
testing on four seats in the Lok Sabha elections. the INDIA bloc to discuss their campaign strategy for Pathak and the Congress unit was led by Delhi
The responsibility of coordination at the contesting the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi together. Congress in-charge Deepak Babaria and inter-
state level has been given to Durgesh Pathak, Delving into the political intricacies of the up- im president Devendra Yadav.

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