Vote for Modi as he has made the country secure: Shah ## Vote for Modi as he has made the country secure: Shah

Launching an electoral blitzkrieg in Bihar, BJP president Amit Shah on Monday urged the people to vote for Prime Minister Narendra Modi "for only one reason, he has made the country secure." Addressing five rallies in the state, Shah said "here are the names of more than 100 welfare schemes launched by the Modi government. You need not, however, vote for your NDA candidate because of the improvement in your lives these measures might have brought. Simply vote for one reason, Modi has made the country secure".

May 6, 2019 10:29 PM

62.56% voter turnout in Phase 5 of Lok Sabha polls: Election Commission ## 62.56% voter turnout in Phase 5 of Lok Sabha polls: Election Commission

The fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections witnessed a 62.56 percent turnout as 51 constituencies in seven states voted on Monday, the Election Commission said.Over 8.75 crore voters voted to decide the fate of 674 candidates, including top leaders like Congress president Rahul Gandhi, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh, in this phase.The Election Commission set up over 96,000 polling booths, which included a maximum of 28,072 in Uttar Pradesh, for smooth conduct of polls.

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Modi unleashed 'tax terrorism' on traders:Arvind Kejriwal ## Modi unleashed 'tax terrorism' on traders:Arvind Kejriwal

AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of unleashing "tax terrorism" on traders and "destroying" the country's financial system.The BJP, which used to be traders' party, has "broken the backbone" of the community, he alleged, adding thousands notices are being sent to traders and all this is being done with the intention of "extorting" money from them."The Modi government has unleashed 'tax terrorism' on traders," Kejriwal told reporters here."The policies of the Modi government have ruined traders. In a single stroke, demonetisation brought endless miseries to traders. When the traders' community had barely recovered from this rude shock, the Modi government hastily brought in the GST, which nobody could understand since it was implemented without any proper planning," he alleged.

May 6, 2019 7:55 PM

Modi unleashed 'tax terrorism' on traders:Arvind Kejriwal ## Modi unleashed 'tax terrorism' on traders:Arvind Kejriwal

AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of unleashing "tax terrorism" on traders and "destroying" the country's financial system.The BJP, which used to be traders' party, has "broken the backbone" of the community, he alleged, adding thousands notices are being sent to traders and all this is being done with the intention of "extorting" money from them."The Modi government has unleashed 'tax terrorism' on traders," Kejriwal told reporters here."The policies of the Modi government have ruined traders. In a single stroke, demonetisation brought endless miseries to traders. When the traders' community had barely recovered from this rude shock, the Modi government hastily brought in the GST, which nobody could understand since it was implemented without any proper planning," he alleged.

May 6, 2019 7:35 PM

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Mamata's wish: Modi's chest swells to 112 inches ## Mamata's wish: Modi's chest swells to 112 inches

Mamata Banerjee, one of the most strident critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said on Monday she wishes his fabled 56-inch chest doubles to 112 inches as she wants everybody to be in good health. "He has a good figure, I want it to get better; I will be happy if 56-inch becomes 112-inch. I want everybody to

be in good health," she told an election rally here with a deadpan expression on her face. Known for pulling no punches against her political adversaries, least of all Modi, the West Bengal chief minister soon set aside the apparent nicety. "But he is cunning enough to know that drinking tea that has been repeatedly boiled is bad for health. He is not offering tea in claypot anymore," Banerjee said, referring to Modi's 'chaiwala' background here in Bishnupur Lok Sabha constituency.

May 6, 2019 6:58 PM

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Modi trying to take personal credit for Balakot strike, says Amarinder ## Modi trying to take personal credit for Balakot strike, says Amarinder

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to take personal credit for the action of the armed forces and said "surgical strike" was just a new jargon for cross-border raids."Modi is trying to take personal credit for the Balakot air strike... The prime minister had not done anything, said Singh.Was he (Modi) there in 1965, 1975 or Kargil," asked the CM, pointing out that it was former prime minister Indira Gandhi who did 'tukdas' (division) of Pakistan by breaking it into two in 1971 and gave full credit to the Indian Army and Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw.Gandhi had attributed the victory to the valour of the Army, which is what Modi should have done now, he added.Surgical strike was just a new jargon, a 'jumla', like the others the BJP had come out with, for cross-border raids which had been happening for the past 70 years, he said.Modi was simply trying to usurp the courageous acts of the defence services, he said, adding that it was the India's Army and nobody's "personal possession".

May 6, 2019 6:44 PM

May 6, 2019 6:35 PM

Strong Gram Panchayats will strengthen country: Yogi Adityanath ## Strong Gram Panchayats will strengthen country: Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said strong gram panchayats will strengthen the nation and asked the state's gram pradhans to make sincere efforts to transform villages.Addressing the 'Gram Pradhan Sammelan' here, Adityanath said, "The soul of India resides in its villages. The country's overall growth is not possible without the development of villages. Only strong gram panchayats will make the country strong.""After Independence, Modi ji fulfilled the dream of Mahatma Gandhi of establishing 'gram swaraj'," he added.Crediting Modi for focusing on the development of gram panchayats, Adityanath said that the prime minister has formulated and implemented several schemes and for the first time, Panchayati Raj has been implemented in the country in its real terms.

May 6, 2019 6:35 PM

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BJP trying to force everybody to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' : Mamata Banerjee ## BJP trying to force everybody to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' : Mamata Banerjee

Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that 'Jai Shri Ram' is the BJP's slogan and it is trying to force everybody to chant it. "Does Ramchandra become BJP's election agent when election comes?" the fiery TMC supremo asked at public rallies here. None can be forced to chant what Narendra Modi or BJP want, she said adding that West Bengal's culture has never been what the the saffron party is trying to make it. The slogan of the people of Bengal is 'Vandemataram' of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and 'Jai Hind' of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, she said.

May 6, 2019 6:30 PM

BJP trying to force everybody to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' : Mamata Banerjee ## BJP trying to force everybody to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' : Mamata Banerjee

Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that 'Jai Shri Ram' is the BJP's slogan and it is trying to force everybody to chant it. "Does Ramchandra become BJP's election agent when election comes?" the fiery TMC supremo asked at public rallies here. None can be forced to chant what Narendra Modi or BJP want, she said adding that West Bengal's culture has never been what the the saffron party is trying to make it. The slogan of the people of Bengal is 'Vandemataram' of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and 'Jai Hind' of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, she said.

May 6, 2019 6:14 PM

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