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Lok Sabha Election Dates, Schedule 2019: The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) comes into effect from today itself in the entire country. Any violation will be dealt with in the strictest manner, says Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora.
The current term of the present Lok Sabha will end on June 3.
Lok Sabha election 2019: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced final dates for the Lok Sabha elections 2019 during a press conference at 5PM on Sunday. The General Elections 2019 will be conducted in seven phases in April-May, beginning from April 11. The elections will be held for 543 seats on nearly 10 lakh polling booths across the country, while the counting of votes will take place on May 23. With the announcement of election dates, the Model Code of Conduct has come into effect from today, says Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora. At the press conference, CEC Sunil Arora said that nearly 90 crore people are registered as voters, of which 1.5 crore voters in the age of 18 and 19. The current Lok Sabha’s tenure ends on June 3.
Here is the timeline of all updates on the Lok Sabha elections 2019 on BusinessToday.In blog.
8:00pm: Samajwadi Party chief and former CM of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav demands change in election dates for the Lok Sabha elections.
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लोकतंत्र का पहला नियम: बदलाव!
जो लोग इस बात को नहीं मानते हैं उन्हें इतिहास भी नहीं याद रखता।
लोकतंत्रिता का जश्न मनाने के लिए हमें उम्मीद और एकता के लिये मतदान करना है। हम संकल्प लेते हैं कि हम गरीबों और किसानों के लिए काम करेंगे और साथ ही नौजवानों व महिलाओं को सशक्त बनाएँगे।
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7:30pm: Patidar leader Hardik Patel today announced that he will join the Congress on March 12 in presence of party chief Rahul Gandhi during the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meet in Ahmedabad and will contest from Jamnagar.
Hardik Patel✔@HardikPatel_
To give shape to my intentions to serve society & country, I have decided to join Indian National Congress on 12th March in presence of Shri Rahul Gandhi & other senior leaders.
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“I would also like to state that if there is no legal hindrance and party decides to field me in electoral politics, I would abide by the party’s decision. I am taking this step to serve 125 core citizens of India,” he tweeted.
7:20pm: Following the announcement of the Lok Sabha election schedule, BJP President Amit Shah said that Modi government has dared to take bold and futuristic decisions for the welfare of 130 crore Indians.
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PM @narendramodi’s government has dared to take bold and futuristic decisions for the welfare of 130 crore Indians. It has struck at the root of corruption and celebrated honesty.#PhirEkBaarModiSarkar will ensure India’s giant leap, where everyone will be happy and prosperous.
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7:10pm: Kashmir leaders slammed Centre for not announcing state elections in J&K in parallel with Lok Sabha elections. CEC Sunil Arora in a press briefing said that no assembly polls will be held in J&K considering the recent incidents, security of candidates.
Mehbooba Mufti✔@MehboobaMufti
Decision to hold only Parliamentary elections in J&K confirms sinister designs of GoI. Not letting people elect a government is antithetical to the very idea of democracy. Also a tactic of buying time to disempower people by pushing an agenda that suits their ulterior motives.
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The Commission has decided to announce only Parliamentary elections in J&K. Anantnag Lok Sabha seat in J&K to go for polling in three phases due to security reasons, says EC.
Former Chief Minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah also criticised PM Modi for not handling national security properly.
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Balakote & Uri are not symbols of PM Modi’s handling of national security, J&K is and look at the mess he has made there. The abject surrender to anti-India forces is a crying shame.
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7:00pm: Rahul Gandhi-led Congress party has welcomed the announcement of the Lok Sabha election schedule and said the victory will be of the truth.
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बिगुल बजा है, अब जनता की बारी है,
झूठ से लड़ने की, पुरजोर तैयारी है।
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6:50pm: After the Election Commission announced the final dates for the Lok Sabha elections 2019 during a press conference at 5PM on Sunday, AAP head and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that time has come to throw out the most dictatorial and anti-federal govt in the history of India. The elections to seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi will be held on May 12.
Arvind Kejriwal✔@ArvindKejriwal
Ultimately back to We the people -the real power of our democracy. Time to throw out the most dictatorial and anti-federal govt in the history of India. Time to seek answers on demonetisation, jobs, destruction of traders n destroying brotherhood amongst different communities
6:44pm: Phase 7 of Lok Sabha elections: Important dates
Polls will be held on May 19 in a total of 59 constituencies spread across 8 states. Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal, Chandigarh (UT), Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
6:42pm: Phase 6 of Lok Sabha elections: Important dates
Polls will be held on May 12 in a total of 59 constituencies spread across 7 states. Delhi-NCR, Bihar, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.
6:40pm: Phase 5 of Lok Sabha elections: Important dates
Polls will be held on May 6 in a total of 51 constituencies spread across 7 states. Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
6:37pm: Phase 4 of Lok Sabha elections: Important dates
Polls will be held on April 29 in a total of 71 constituencies spread across 9 states. Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
6:35pm: Phase 3 of Lok Sabha elections: Important dates
Polls will be held on April 23 in a total of 115 constituencies spread across 14 states. Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu.
6:30pm: Notable deviations from 2014 in EC schedule:
Odisha: 4 phases instead of 2
WB: 7 phases instead of 5
Delhi, Haryana, Punjab: pushed to later phases in May
J&K: No assembly elections
6:25pm: CEC Sunil Arora on J&K Assembly polls: No assembly polls will be held in J&K considering the recent incidents, security of candidates. The Commission has decided to announce only parliamentary elections in J&K. Anantnag Lok Sabha seat in J&K to go for polling in three phases due to security reasons, says EC.
6:24pm:Phase II of Lok Sabha elections: Important dates
Issue of gazette notification : 19th March
Last day of nomination: 26th March
Date for scrutiny of nomination: 27th March
Last date of withdrawal: 29th March
Date of Poll: 18th April
Counting of votes: 23rd May
6:22pm: Phase 1 of Lok Sabha elections: Important dates
Issue of gazette notification : 18th March
Last day of nomination: 25th March
Date for scrutiny of nomination: 26th March
Last date of withdrawal: 28th March
Date of Poll: 11th April
Counting of votes: May 23
6:20pm:
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6:10pm: Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said, “Guided by ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’, NDA seeks your blessings again. We spent the last five years fulfilling basic necessities that were left unfulfilled for 70 long years. Now, time has come to build on that and create a strong, prosperous & secure India. #PhirEkBaarModiSarkar.”
6:00pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished election officials and security personnel ahead of Lok Sabha elections which will begin next month.”The festival of democracy, Elections are here. I urge my fellow Indians to enrich the 2019 Lok Sabha elections with their active participation. I hope this election witnesses a historic turnout. I particularly call upon first time voters to vote in record numbers,” PM tweeted after EC announced election dates.
Narendra Modi✔@narendramodi
Best wishes to the Election Commission, all those officials and security personnel who will be on the field, across the length and breadth of India assuring smooth elections. India is very proud of the EC for assiduously organising elections for several years.
5:55pm: Jammu & Kashmir to have five phase Lok Sabha elections. However, the state will have no assembly election, which is presently under the President’s Rule.
5:52pm: Former Chief Minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah first reaction on EC announcement.
Omar Abdullah✔@OmarAbdullah
What happened to @rajnathsingh’s assurance to Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha as well as to the all party meeting recently in Delhi that all forces would be made available for simultaneous polls?
“In light of the failure to conduct assembly elections on time in J&K I’m retweeting my tweets from a few days ago. PM Modi has surrendered to Pakistan, to the militants & to the hurriyat. Well done Modi Sahib. 56 inch chest failed,” he tweeted.
5:50pm: CEC Sunil Arora on J&K Assembly polls: The commission has been looking at security preparedness including recent developments; had several rounds of meetings with all stakeholders. Based on all inputs and recommendations, constraint of security forces and logistics, keeping recent incidents in the state, we have decided only Lok Sabha polls in the state. Assembly polls in the state soon. 3 observers appointed.
5:47pm: 2 phases elections will be held in Karnataka, Manipur, Rajasthan, Tripura
3 phases: Assam, Chhattisgarh
4 phases: Jharkhand, MP, Maharashtra, Odisha
5 phases: Jammu and Kashmir
7 phases: Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal
5:45pm: Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Andaman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman & Diu will be held in a single phase.
5:40pm: Phase1 Poll in 91 constituencies across 20 states, Phase 2 Poll in 97 constituencies in 13 states, Phase 3 Poll in 115 constituencies in 14 states, Phase 4 Poll in 71 constituencies in 9 states, Phase 5 Poll in 51 constituencies in 7 states, Phase 6 Poll in 59 constituencies in 7 states, Phase 7 Poll in 59 constituencies in 8 states.
5:38pm: 10 lakhs polling stations to be set up for Lok Sabha polls against nine lakhs in 2014, says Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora.
5:37pm: Counting of votes of Lok Sabha polls to be on May 23: EC.
5:35pm: Fourth phase polling to be held on 29th April, fifth phase polling on 6th May, sixth phase polling on 12th May, seventh phase on 12th May.
5:32pm: Second phase of Lok Sabha polls to be held on 18th April and third phase on 23rd April.
5:30pm: First phase of Lok Sabha polls to be held on April 11.
5:28pm: Android app to help voters record poll violations and send it to EC: CEC Arora.
5:26pm Special observers will be sent to states where we expect security to be an issue, says Chief Election Commission
5:25pm: Candidates cannot use loudspeakers between 10 pm to 6 am: CEC
5:24pm: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora: The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) comes into effect from today itself in the entire country. Any violation will be dealt with in the strictest manner.
5:22pm: There will be approximately 10 lakh polling stations in this Lok Sabha Elections as compared to 9 lakh polling stations in 2014.
5:20pm: CEC Sunil Arora said that as of 2019, 900 million people are registered as voters, of which 15 million voters are in the 18-19 age group.
5:18pm: Election Commission has been working for the elections for the past many months. MHA was roped in on 22,23rd January to assess security
5:16pm: VVPATS will be used at all polling stations. Photographs of candidates will also be there next to the symbol. In wake of complaints regarding security of EVMs, now last mile transportation of these machines will be tracked through GPS.
5:15pm: Examination schedule has been kept in mind to avoid inconvenience to students: CEC Sunil Arora
5:14pm: 84.3 million new voters since 2014, 15 million voters in the age of 18 and 19, says CEC Sunil Arora
5:12pm: “India, by conducting elections, emerged as a beacon of light for the world,” he said.
5:10pm: We interacted with political parties to discuss elections, says Sunil Arora
5:08pm: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora addresses the press conference. He is accompanied by Election commissioners Sushil Chandra and Ashok Lavasa.
5:05pm:
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5:00pm: Election Commission will announce the Lok Sabha election dates in a press conference shortly. The poll panel of the EC is currently holding a meeting at Vigyan Bhavan.
4:55pm: Ahead of the announcement of final dates for the Lok Sabha elections 2019, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday signalled that Biju Janata Deal (BJD) will reserve 33% seats for women in upcoming general elections. If the party implements it in the coming general elections, the BJD will become the first political party to take such a move. The Naveen Patnaik-government had already passed the resolution seeking implementation of 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies in November 2018.
4.20pm: Really happy about Election Commission’s advisory to political parties: Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh
Capt.Amarinder Singh✔@capt_amarinder
Really happy about #ElectionCommission advisory to political parties to refrain from using defence personnel pics in election propaganda. Let’s follow it up with an end to politicisation of the armed forces, which I find to be equally wrong.
4.00pm: “When I left from Delhi to Mumbai, I did not know that election commission will be taking press conference at 5pm. This will be my last Sabha before the code of conduct. After URI attack, surgical strike and after Pulwama attack, airstrike, I greet Modi Ji. I was asked what about third surgical strike, I said third surgical strike will be done by people of our country by voting in favour of Modi Ji,” says Sushma Swaraj
3.30pm: Actor-turned-politician KamalHaasan thanks the Election Commission of India for allotting his party Makkal Needhi Maiam the battery torch symbol.
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Actor-turned-politician #KamalHaasan on Sunday thanked the #ElectionCommission of India for allotting his party #MakkalNeedhiMaiam (MNM) the battery torch symbol, calling it appropriate and in keeping with the party’s vision. https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2019/03/10145637/1109915/TorchBearer-Kamal-Haasans-MNM-gets-battery-torch-as-.vpf … #LokSabhaElections2019
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3.05pm: During the last five years, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s performance in the Lok Sabha bypolls has failed to impress or make a positive impact. In a total of 27 Lok Sabha bypolls since the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, BJP has managed to win only five seats. While BJP’s tally stands at 268 seats, Congress’s has managed to capture 45 seats. However, out of 542 parliamentary constituencies, 22 are still vacant.
2.40pm: The election to fill 5 vacancies in the Telangana Legislative Council will be held on Monday, reports PTI.
2.19pm: After the implementation of the Code of Conduct post the Election date announcement today, the country will be spared of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hollow announcements, says BSP supremo Mayawati.
Mayawati✔@Mayawati
बहुप्रतीक्षित लोकसभा चुनाव कार्यक्रम की आज शाम घोषणा होते ही आचार संहिता के लागू हो जाने से पीएम श्री मोदी की खोखली व हवाहवाई घोषणाओं व शाही खर्चों वाले इनके सरकारी शिलान्यास आदि प्रोग्रामों से देश को मुक्ति तो मिल जायेगी लेकिन जनता इनके अन्य हथकंडों से भी सावधान रहे।
2.10pm: Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav says UP DGP should be removed from his post before election.
Akhilesh Yadav, SP chief: We demand that the UP DGP be removed from his post before election. Police personnel themselves are getting involved in theft cases. If it’s happening, then DGP is responsible too. If Mayawati ji has said that the DGP be removed, what she said is correct
1.50pm: The Election Commission Saturday asked political parties to “desist from displaying photographs of defence personnel” against the backdrop of a picture showing a hoarding with images of Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman as well as leaders of a party.
1.40pm: The impasse between the CPI(M) and the Congress over the seat-sharing deal in Bengal seems to have resolved after intervention of Rahul Gandhi and Sitaram Yechury. According to PTI, after the CPI(M) announced candidates for Raiganj and Murshidabad Lok Sabha seats, the state unit of the Gandhi-led party urged the AICC to look into the matter.
1.10pm: Will the EC announce dates for Assembly polls in J&K? While there is a view that the J-K assembly elections can beheld along with the Lok Sabha polls, a lot depends on the complex security situation in the state given the heightened tension along the India-Pakistan border. The Centre and the state administration, being managed by the Centre-appointed Governor, are against holding the two elections together, reported PTI. However, all political parties in the state favoured simultaneous polls during a meeting with the Election Commission earlier this week. The J-K assembly’s six-year term was to end on March 16, 2021, but it got dissolved after a ruling coalition between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fell apart.
12.52pm: PM Narendra Modi addresses the CISF personnel at the 50th Raising Day ceremony of Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF), at Ghaziabad. Prime Minister Modi inaugurated projects worth several crores in Greater Noida on Saturday.
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12.51pm: AAP leader Sanjay Singh asks: “Does the Election Commission of India work from the BJP headquarters?”
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क्या चुनाव आयोग भाजपा कार्यालय से संचालित होता है?2014 में 5 मार्च को चुनाव की घोषणा हुई,5 दिनो में मोदी जी ने कई रैली, सभा कर लिया, आज ग़ाज़ीयाबाद का भाषण के बाद चुनाव की घोषणा,आचार सहिता के बाद पोस्टर तो उतारने ही पड़ेंगे अब आप कह रहे हैं भाजपा सेना के शौर्य का इस्तेमाल न करें
12.43pm: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announces 33 per cent quota for women in the Lok Sabha seats for Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
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12.41pm: Sitanshu Kar, Principal Spokesperson and Director General of Press Information Bureau, invites media for press meet on the Lok Sabha elections 2019.
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Kind Attn Media : #ElectionCommission Press Conference at 5pm today ie 10th March 2019 at Vigyan Bhavan, Plenary hall. Entry would be on the basis of PIB card especially for the camera teams with their equipment. Entry to begin by 3.30pm for camera teams to start setting up
12.40pm: “I have announced 33 per cent reservation for women in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections,” says Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik.
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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik in an election rally in Kendrapara announces 33% quota for women in allocation of Lok Sabha seats for the BJD party. (file pic)
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Odisha CM and BJD President Naveen Patnaik: I am delighted to be in Kendrapara today. Here, I have announced 33 per cent reservation for women in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. pic.twitter.com/rmBnnEmm6L
12.35pm: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was dissolved last year. The EC is bound to hold fresh polls in the militancy-hit state in at least six month, which will end in May. The EC may announce Assembly polls date for Jammu and Kashmir too.
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12.26pm: There is a strong possibility that the EC may go by the precedent and hold assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh along with the Lok Sabha polls. Notification for the first phase could be issued by the end of March for voting some time in early April, reports PTI.
12.23pm: Among other things, the Model Code of Conduct bars the government from announcing policy decisions.
12.07pm: Former CEC Dr SY Quraishi on the Lok Sabha Elections 2019: The past three elections (2004, 2009 & 2014) were held from April 20 to May 10 (in four phases), April 16 to May 13 (5 phases) and April 7 to May 12 (9 phases), respectively.
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There is much speculation about election dates.
Last three elections (2004, 2009 & 2014) were held from 20 Apr to 10 May (4 phases), 16 April to 13 May (5 phases) and 7 April to 12 May (9 phases), respectively.
The window available this time is still similar. But not much.
11.51am: It is not a political candidate, constituency, election issue or some big-ticket political funding, the Lok Sabha elections 2019 may see a ‘swing factor’ in women empowerment.
11.50am: Political parties have resorted to big poll campaigning on social media with the Lok Sabha elections 2019 just a few months away. Pro-BJP groups spent over Rs 2.15 crore out of the total Rs 4.13 expenditure all parties incurred on political advertisement on Facebook in February, as per the social media site’s Ad Archive Report.
11.48am: The present term of the present Lok Sabha will end on June 3. Polling will be held for 543 Parliamentary constituencies.
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Entry to begin by 3:30pm for camera teams to start setting up
11.00am: The Election Commission of India to hold a press conference at 5pm today.
Election Commission of India to hold a press conference at 5pm today.
10.39am: The Model Code of Conduct will come into force once the polling dates will be announced by the Election Commission at 5PM today.
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The event also comes in the midst of of a stalemate in the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan after one of the IAF pilots went missing in action. Pakistan has claimed that he is in their custody. The Prime Minister may touch upon the issue during his interaction with party workers. Just like 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is once again banking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. The BJP is hopeful of retaining power and again form a majority government. The opposition parties, on the other hand, are flexing muscles to bury their differences and form a grand alliance to take on the BJP in the polls.
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Prime Minister said that opposition parties are only serving their interest and it will send country to ICU.
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This is not Mahagathbandhan, this is Mahamilavat. “The Congress is joining the ranks with small parties to save its face,” he said.
Taking a jibe at the proposed grand alliance of opposition parties, PM Modi said that the combination of Mahamilavat is like a combination of oil and water which renders both of them useless. “The parties which didn’t see eye to eye are now holding hands,” he said.
Replying to a question PM Modi said that from 2014 to 2019, it was time to meet our necessities while the period between 2019 and 2024 will be about fulfilling expectations.
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Prime Minister said that today the country is talking about ‘new India’ and 21st century. ‘In the current situation, the first time voters play a crucial role. It is responsibility of booth level workers to reach out to the first time voter,’ he said.
PM also lashed out at the Congress-ruled state government for not implementing Central schemes in their states. He said that the Congress is doing out of frustration. Modi said that several states haven’t shared the list of farmers to be covered under the PM-KISAN scheme.
PM Modi further said that we have to be hardworking in all sectors, adding that India is grateful to all those who are protecting the nation. It is because they are there, the nation can reach new levels of development.
Without taking name of Pakistan, PM Modi said that the enemy tries to destabilise us, carries out terror attacks, they want to stop our growth. “We all countrymen are standing like a rock to counter their evil designs,” he said.
In a hard-hitting statement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: ‘India will live as one, grow as one, fight as one, win as one.’ The remark comes amid growing tensions between India and Pakistan.
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Prime Minister Prime Minister Modi said that the sentiments of the country are at a new level. He said that it is necessary to ensure nothing is done to dent morale of security forces.
In a stern warning to Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that countrymen have full faith in the soldiers. He asked the people to encourage and keep the morale of soldiers high.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to postpone his mega video-conference with BJP workers, saying the nation’s energy must be spent on getting the IAF pilot back from Pakistan’s custody.
The Congress prty has slammed PM Narendra Modi over his proposed address the the BJP workers via video conference. Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala alleged that PM Modi has misplaced priorities and that he was desperate only for re-election.
BSP supremo Mayawati has lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his video conference. In a tweet, she said that PM Modi should worry about the nation’s security first but he is busy with his party affairs.
Meanwhile, the Congress has postponed its meeting in Gujarat. The Congress Working Committee (CCWC), highest decisionmaking body in Congress, was scheduled to meet in Gujarat today. This was the first time in after almost six decades, a Congress Working Committee meeting was planned in Gujarat.
The BJP has said that one can send your question through NaMo app to the Prime Minister or using #MeraBoothSabseMazboot on social media. The video conferencing is a part of PM Modi’s reach out to the BJP workers to boost their morale ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
According to BJP president Amit Shah, PM Modi’s today event will be world’s largest video conference. The Prime Minister is scheduled to interact with over 1 crore BJP workers, volunteers and well wishers via NaMo app. People from 15,000 locations will speak to PM Modi.
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Union Cabinet ministers, Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states and party office-bearers will also present at pre-identified places for the programme. The PM’s event will start at 12 noon.
Meanwhile, BJP president Amit Shah is set to attend the programme at the party’s Delhi office.
The event will start ar 12. Party workers from nearly 15,000 locations are likly to speak to PM Modi directly.