BJP candidate Pragya Singh Thakur files nomination from Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency
April 22, 2019 14:58 ISTThe polling will take place on May 12.
The polling will take place on May 12.
Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party is a political party formed by former cabinet minister of Uttar Pradesh Shivpal Singh Yadav.
Shivpal, who is contesting Lok Sabha polls from here, said people of Firozabad invited him and based on their interest decided to contest from the seat.
When asked if the Assam government will request the Centre to make necessary changes in the existing bill to allay apprehensions of the people here, Sonowal said that is not needed if the Clause 6 of the Assam Accord is implemented properly.
In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, the Trinamool said they objected to Nayak's "partial statements" as well as his appointment, as he is a retired officer, "which is in violation of Section 20 (B) of the Representation of Peoples Act".
The former Chief Minister of Delhi had also said that the party will decide over fielding her from any Lok Sabha constituency. Earlier, there were reports that she might contest elections from Chandni Chowk.
The Commission served the notice even after she had withdrawn the remarks and asked why action should not be taken against her for breach of the election code. Thakur has been given 24 hours to respond.
Thakur is out on bail in the 2008 blast case and she is under fire for claiming that IPS officer Hemant Karkare was killed during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack as she had "cursed" him for "torturing" her.
As the political blitzkrieg picks up, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi have upped the ante. PM Modi addressed election rallies in Gujarat and Rajasthan today, while Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray also addressed a rally in Mumbai.
Addressing an election meeting in this town in South Dinajpur district, Modi said the people had reposed a lot of faith in 'Mamata didi', who had hoodwinked the "Ma, Mati and Manush" (mother, soil and people -- Banerjee' pet slogan) of the state.
"Since Narendra Modi has refused the basic rights of Bihar, ignored the aspirations of the people of Bihar, denied the rightful share out of each allocation, investment, the people of Bihar reject Modi," he added.
Addressing BJP workers in Bhopal on Thursday night, Thakur had claimed that Karkare died during the attacks as she "cursed" him for torturing her.
"You can go through the records to see what happened in Deve Gowda's ten-month government and five years under the leadership of PM Modi." Kumaraswamy said.
The constituency has been a Congress bastion over the past 15 years, electing its then veteran leader Pranab Mukherjee in 2004 and 2009.
The 81-year-old activist lamented that lack of awareness among voters and focus of political parties on winning the elections by hook or crook has led to degeneration of politics, and he saw no bright future for the country if the situation continued.
The court has asked the poll panel to file the reply by the next date of hearing on April 26.
"The Congress gave 'Jatiwad aur Parivarwad' (casteism and dynasty politics) to the county and today it is the cause of embarrassment and dishonour to the party itself," BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said.
The former prime minister heaped praise for the Gandhi family and spoke about the JD(S) coalition with Congress.
According to media reports, Thakur said former Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad chief Hemant Karkare, who died in action during the Mumbai terror attacks, had falsely implicated her in the Malegaon blast case and hence, died because "of his karma."
Partha Chakraborty, the officer-in-charge of the Khowai police station, said a notice will be sent to the state Congress chief in the next two to three days, asking him to appear for an interrogation.
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