Lok Sabha Elections 2019 LIVE: BJP’s Gautam Gambhir has denied the allegation in strong terms and said would quit politics if the charge is proven. In a series of tweets, he told CM Arvind Kejriwal he “abhors his act of outraging a woman’s modesty and that too his own colleague. And all this for winning elections?”
The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking to direct the Election Commission to debar Congress president Rahul Gandhi from contesting the Lok Sabha polls after he had “voluntarily acquired British nationality”. The plea was filed by two Delhi residents after BJP MP Subramian Swamy had alleged that a UK company’s record shows Gandhi holds British citizenship. Based on the allegation, the home ministry had also issued a notice to Gandhi asking him to clarify his “factual position”.
The court has also dismissed the petition filed by sacked BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav, questioning the Election Commission’s decision to reject his nomination papers from Varanasi constituency.
Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi will campaign in Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi today. Gandhi’s first stop will be Sirsa in Haryana where he will rally for Congress candidate Ashok Tanwar. After Haryana, it will be Madhya Pradesh where he will campaign in Sagar district. In Delhi, Gandhi will address a public meeting at the Ramlila Maidan.
On the other hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. PM Modi will cover Bankura and neighbouring Purulia. Both these constituencies will go to polls on May 12 in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections. Later in the day, PM Modi will then cover three districts in UP — Azamgarh, Jaunpur and Prayagraj.
Congress general secretary and eastern UP in-charge Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will also be holding rallies in Uttar Pradesh. Gandhi will campaign in Pratapgarh, Jaunpur and Sultanpur. At Jaunpur, both PM Modi and Priyanka Gandhi are expected to attack each other during their respective rallies. She will also hold a roadshow in Sultanpur.
Also in court today, the Election Commission will apprise the Supreme Court about the grievances of former BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav who was contesting from Varanasi on an SP ticket against PM Modi before the EC rejected his candidature.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet her Andhra Pradesh counterpart Chandrababu Naidu in Kharagpur.
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