Lok Sabha Elections Highlights: Ensure BJP gets 370 more votes than last time in every booth, says Scindia; hails PM

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• 28 Mar 2024, 10:04 PM

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• 28 Mar 2024, 09:04 PM

  AAP leader and Delhi minister Gopal Rai says, "We are in constant conversation with all parties of the INDIA alliance. The leadership of all political parties are coming to Delhi on 31st March. Today, around 2,500 teams of AAP have been formed to invite people to join us for 'Chalo Ramlila Maidan' on 31st March. I have the confidence that people will reach Ramlila Maidan to protest against Arvind Kejriwal's arrest. We are in contact with various political parties and their schedule will be finalised soon..."

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 07:42 PM

  Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday asked people to ensure the BJP gets 370 votes extra in every booth when compared to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls so that Narendra Modi is elected as prime minister for a third term.

  Scindia, who is the ruling party’s candidate from Guna, was addressing a gathering of the Rawat community.

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 07:18 PM

  Shiv Sena releases a list of 8 candidates for Lok Sabha elections 2024

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• 28 Mar 2024, 06:30 PM

  Samajwadi Party (SP) released the list of party star campaigners. Azam Khan also included in the list of SP campaigners

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• 28 Mar 2024, 06:00 PM

  BJP national general secretary Arun Singh tweets "BJP, under the old and natural alliance with AJSU, has decided to field BJP candidates in 13 Lok Sabha parliamentary constituencies of Jharkhand and AJSU Party in one parliamentary constituency Giridih in the Lok Sabha elections. By winning the elections in all 14 parliamentary constituencies of Jharkhand, the alliance candidates will achieve the target of crossing 400 seats on June 4."

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• 28 Mar 2024, 05:15 PM

  Bollywood actor Govinda joined Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena on Thursday. The actor is likely to contest Lok Sabha polls from the Mumbai North West seat.

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 04:47 PM

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal on Thursday claimed he is not keeping well and is being “harassed a lot”.

  Sunita Kejriwal, who had come for her husband’s court hearing, told reporters, “He has not been keeping well. His sugar levels are fluctuating. He is being harassed a lot. This tyranny won’t last and people will give a reply.”

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 04:35 PM

  The Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday extended the custodial remand of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by four more days in a money laundering case related to Excise Policy. ED, while seeking further remand, submitted that data on one mobile phone (belonging to the arrestee's wife) has been extracted and is being analyzed. However, data from the other 4 digital devices seized during a search at Arvind Kejriwal's premises on March 21, 2024 (belonging to the arrestee himself) is yet to be extracted as the arrestee has sought time to provide password/login credentials after consulting with his lawyers. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja extended the ED remand period until April 1, 2024.

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 03:48 PM

  Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says "This is a political conspiracy, the public will give an answer to this." Delhi Court extended ED remand of Arvind Kejriwal till April 1.

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 03:48 PM

  Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought removal of Arvind Kejriwal from the post of Delhi Chief Minister following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in excise policy case and said there is no scope of judicial interference in the matter.

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 03:10 PM

  Ramesh Gupta, lawyer for Delhi CM in liquor police case, says, "Arvind Kejriwal today conceded before the court that he is ready to be in custody and he will fully cooperate in the investigation."

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• 28 Mar 2024, 02:35 PM

  ED represented by ASG SV Raju further submitted that Arvind Kejriwal's statements have been recorded, and he gave evasive replies. He is deliberately not cooperating with us, said ASG.

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 02:33 PM

  "It's being alleged that there it was a Rs 100 cr scam...Justice Sanjiv Khanna said that the money trail is not yet traced...The motive of ED is to crush the Aam Aadmi Party," submits Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal before Rouse Avenue Court during his ED remand hearing.

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 02:30 PM

  Smokescreen of AAP being corrupt created in front of nation: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in court.

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 02:28 PM

  Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal alleges political conspiracy behind his arrest. He points out that people are being turned 'approver' in the case and they are being forced to change their statements.

   

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 02:23 PM

  Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in his statement before Rouse Avenue court claims that he gave some documents to Manish Sisodia. He added that several bureaucrats and MLAs regularly visited his residence. 

  "Are the four statements made by different people sufficient to arrest a sitting Chief Minister?" asked CM Kejriwal.

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 02:22 PM

  ED tells court that CM Arvind Kejriwal giving evasive replies and not disclosing passwords of his digital devices.

   

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 02:21 PM

  Enforcement Directorate seeks 7 days extension of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's custody remand.

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 02:21 PM

  Hearing on Arvind Kejriwal's ED remand in Delhi's Rouse Avenue court

  Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal makes a statement before the Rouse Avenue court, says, "CBI lodged and FIR on 17th Aug 2022, ED lodged ECIR on 22nd August 2022..."

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 01:35 PM

  Delhi HC dismisses PIL to remove Arvind Kejriwal from CM post after arrest

  The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking the removal of AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal from the post of chief minister following his arrest in the excise policy-linked money laundering case.
  
  A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan refused to comment on the merits of the issue, saying the same fell outside the scope of judicial interference.
  
  "It is for the other wings of the government to examine in accordance with the law," the bench, also comprising Justice Manmeet PS Arora, said.
  
  During the hearing, the court asked petitioner Surjit Singh Yadav's counsel to show the legal bar on the continuation of Kejriwal as the chief minister.
  
  "There may be practical difficulties but that is something else. Where is the legal bar?" the court asked.
  
  The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener, who was arrested on March 21 and subsequently remanded to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) custody till March 28 by a Delhi court, faces allegations of direct involvement in a conspiracy related to the formulation of the excise policy favouring specific individuals.

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 11:39 AM

  Delhi AAP leader and Minister Atishi says, "The most money from companies accused of money laundering has come to BJP in the form of donation through electoral bonds. The PM said that to distribute this money collected by ED, it will have to make a law. But to distribute or use for public interest, the money the BJP received from companies accused of money laundering, it doesn't need to make any law. BJP needs to say that they will not use this money in campaigning."
   

  #WATCH | Delhi AAP leader and Minister Atishi says, "The most money from companies accused of money laundering has come to BJP in the form of donation through electoral bonds. The PM said that to distribute this money collected by ED, it will have to make a law. But to distribute… pic.twitter.com/oJmLacEqxe

  — ANI (@ANI) March 28, 2024

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 11:33 AM

  BJP MP from UP's Pilibhit, Varun Gandhi writes to his electorate towards the end of his term

  "...My term as Pilibhit MP may be ending, but my relation with Pilibhit will not end till my last breath...I seek your blessings to continue to raise the voice of the common man, no matter what price I have to pay for it...'Main aapka tha, hun aur rahunga'. "

  BJP MP from UP's Pilibhit, Varun Gandhi writes to his electorate towards the end of his term
  
  "...My term as Pilibhit MP may be ending, but my relation with Pilibhit will not end till my last breath...I seek your blessings to continue to raise the voice of the common man, no… pic.twitter.com/Q3cwy438Dy

  — ANI (@ANI) March 28, 2024

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 11:32 AM

  Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj says, "Three of our Punjab MLAs held a press conference there...They said that not only these three but a majority of our MLAs received phone calls wherein they were lured to join the BJP. I think what Arvind Kejriwal was saying earlier has turned out to be true today - Operation Lotus has been floated just to break AAP and topple our governments in Delhi and Punjab. But we are proud of our MLAs that they brought this to the knowledge of party leadership and held a press conference."

  #WATCH | Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj says, "Three of our Punjab MLAs held a press conference there...They said that not only these three but a majority of our MLAs received phone calls wherein they were lured to join the BJP. I think what Arvind Kejriwal was… pic.twitter.com/rWENEsOMN2

  — ANI (@ANI) March 28, 2024

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 10:59 AM

  Father of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Gobind Ram Kejriwal outside his residence in Delhi. 

  CM Kejriwal's ED custody in the excise policy case ends today.

  #WATCH | Father of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Gobind Ram Kejriwal outside his residence in Delhi.
  
  CM Kejriwal's ED custody in the excise policy case ends today. pic.twitter.com/k5CEoh1m18

  — ANI (@ANI) March 28, 2024

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 10:57 AM

  Maharashtra | MP Navneet Rana arrives in Mumbai after joining the BJP in Nagpur yesterday.

  #WATCH | Maharashtra | MP Navneet Rana arrives in Mumbai after joining the BJP in Nagpur yesterday. pic.twitter.com/sHsVFXNkzd

  — ANI (@ANI) March 28, 2024

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 10:53 AM

  On FM Nirmala Sitharaman's statement "Don't have money to contest Lok Sabha polls", DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai says, "Probably the Finance minister is running away from contesting the elections giving flimsy reasons. For contesting elections, you don't need money, you need the support of people which she doesn't have..."

  #WATCH On FM Nirmala Sitharaman's statement "Don't have money to contest Lok Sabha polls", DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai says, "Probably the Finance minister is running away from contesting the elections giving flimsy reasons. For contesting elections, you don't need… pic.twitter.com/vVIGmHCXcf

  — ANI (@ANI) March 28, 2024

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 10:48 AM

  Delhi | AAP workers who were protesting and distributing leaflets against the ED arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at the ITO Delhi Metro station, detained by police.

   

  #WATCH | Delhi | AAP workers who were protesting and distributing leaflets against the ED arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at the ITO Delhi metro station, detained by police pic.twitter.com/I8huqmgiN4

  — ANI (@ANI) March 28, 2024

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 10:47 AM

  Odisha | BJD's Lok Sabha election candidate from Sambalpur, Pranab Prakash Das offered prayers at Shree Jagannatha Temple in Puri today.

  #WATCH | Odisha | BJD's Lok Sabha election candidate from Sambalpur, Pranab Prakash Das offered prayers at Shree Jagannatha Temple in Puri today.
  
  (Video: BJD) pic.twitter.com/8IJYQvzNWd

  — ANI (@ANI) March 28, 2024

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 09:42 AM

  Maharashtra: Shiv Sena names alliance leaders including PM Modi and Amit Shah as star campaigners for the party for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 08:29 AM

  Filing of nominations for second phase begins

  
  
  The process of filing nominations for 88 parliamentary seats across 12 states in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections began on Thursday. The notification for the second phase of the parliamentary polls -- to be held on April 26 -- was issued by the Election Commission on behalf of the president early on Thursday.

  The last date for filing nomination papers for this phase is April 4.

  On April 5, the nomination papers will be scrutinised in all states and Union Territories, except Jammu and Kashmir.

  - PTI

  
• 28 Mar 2024, 08:27 AM

  Congress releases 8th list of 14 candidates 

  
  
  The Congress on Wednesday released its eighth list of 14 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, fielding Rao Yadvendra Singh against Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in Madhya Pradesh's Guna.

  It also fielded Pratap Bhanu Sharma against former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Vidisha. Tarvar Singh Lodhi has been nominated from Damoh.

  The Congress announced candidates for four seats each in Uttar Pradesh and Telangana, and three each in Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. With this, the total number of candidates declared by the party so far has reached 208.

  - PTI