“It is their ideology to take revenge,” he said. He said, “I am happy that the people of Uttar Pradesh are alert about those having ‘dangai soch’ (riot mentality).
Meanwhile, the Election Commission on Monday extended the COVID-induced ban on roadshows, padyatras, vehicle rallies and processions in five states till February 11. However, it led to door-to-door campaigning and easing of norms for the general public. Meetings for all stages.
In the new set of exemptions, the number of people allowed for door-to-door campaigning has been increased from 10 to 20, while a maximum of 1,000 people can attend physical public gatherings.
Let’s take a look at the major political developments of Monday:
Uttar Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party, saying the mafia and rioters were treated as law during its rule in Uttar Pradesh.
In his first virtual election rally after the announcement of the assembly elections, PM Modi said that while the BJP was working for development, the opposition party wanted to take ‘revenge’, but also said that the people of Uttar Pradesh were towards those people. Those who are alert have ‘dangai soch’ (the mentality of rioters).
During this the Union Minister SP Singh Baghel will take on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Karhal constituency. Karhal assembly segment is part of Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, which is represented by Akhilesh Yadav’s father Mulayam Singh Yadav.
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra He said his party would contest all 403 assembly seats in the state after nearly three decades.
The Congress announced seven more candidates, including three women. The party has fielded Gayatri Tiwari, the mother of jailed Khushi Dubey, from Kalyanpur. Khushi Dubey is the wife of gangster’s aide Amar Dubey. Vikas Dubey Who killed eight policemen in Bikru village of Kanpur in July 2020.
Chart of the day: How BJP dominated SC seats in 2017 UP elections
Punjab
The Supreme Court directed the Punjab Police not to arrest SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a drugs case till February 23, so that he can campaign in the state.
A bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices AS Bopanna and Hema Kohli, however, directed Majithia to surrender before the trial court after the February 20 Punjab elections.
Bikram Majithia. (File photo.)
Congress MLA from Nawanshahr Angad Saini filed nomination as an independent from the seat after being denied a party ticket, allegedly after his MLA wife joined the BJP in UP. Saini’s wife Aditi Singh was a Congress MLA from Rae Bareli and had left the party to join the BJP.
Shiromani Akali Party chief Parkash Singh Badal (94) became the oldest contesting candidate in the country as he filed his nomination papers from Lambi. Former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh also filed nomination papers from Patiala Urban Assembly Constituency.
The total assets declared by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief include horses worth Rs 95.82 lakh, two arms worth Rs 3 lakh and immovable assets worth Rs 52.95 crore. Sukhbir Singh Badal in your affidavit. The SAD president filed his nomination papers from Jalalabad in Fazilka district.
Uttarakhand
central minister pralhad joshi On Sunday, he accused the Congress party of showing off its love for the armed forces with elections in mind and asked why it did not implement a rank-a-pension scheme if it cared about them.
Congress leader Charan Singh Sapra accused the BJP governments at the Center and Uttarakhand of filling the pockets of the poor.
Manipur
BJP MLA P Saratchandra He joined the Congress a day after quitting the saffron camp, after failing to secure a ticket for the Manipur Assembly elections. Senior BJP leaders N Biren and N Joykumar also followed suit.
Saratchandra, who represents Moirang seat, accused the BJP of favoring the new people instead of the old ones. Congress election in-charge Bhakta Charan Das welcomed all three.
The Naga People’s Front (NPF), which won four seats in the 2017 Manipur Assembly elections, said it would contest 10 constituencies this time. Shiv Sena also released its first list of six candidates for the elections to the 60-member assembly.
Polling is to be held in February in five states of UP, Punjab, Manipur, Goa and Uttarakhand. The results will be declared on March 10.
(with inputs from agencies)
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