In today’s evening digest, News18 brings you the latest updates on Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s poll rally address, BJP’s latest jibe at Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sidodia’s letter from jail, and other top stories.
‘Congress Against Custodial Deaths, Encounters, Bulldozer Justice & Mob-lynching’: Party’s 2024 Poll Manifesto in Detail
Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge released the party’s manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on Friday. In its poll manifesto, the grand old party firmly opposed extra-judicial illegal measures like mob lynching, police encounter killings and bulldozer justice. “We will stop them immediately and punish the perpetrators by law,” the party said. Notably, the party often opposed the ruling BJP regime over its encounter and bulldozer justice form. READ MORE
From ‘Paathshala’ to ‘Madhushala’: BJP’s Latest Jibe at Arvind Kejriwal, Promises to Bring White Paper on Liquor ‘Scam’
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Friday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was sent to Tihar Jail after a court remanded him in judicial custody in the Delhi Excise policy case, of promoting alcohol among the youth and ignoring their education. Addressing a press conference in Delhi along with Delhi BJP chief Virender Sachdeva, he said, “Arvind Kejriwal tumhe kholni toh thi pathshala tumne khol di madhushala (ditched building schools for liquor shops),” adding that he was sent to jail as Delhi’s mothers had cursed him for promoting alcohol. READ MORE
‘Ghus Ke Maarenge’: Rajnath Singh’s Stern Message to Pakistan on Cross-Border Terrorism | News18 Interview
The government will give a befitting reply to any terrorist who tries to disturb peace in India, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in an exclusive conversation with Network18 Group Editor Rahul Joshi on Friday, sending a strong message to Pakistan. READ MORE
Ajmer School Bars Rape Survivor from Appearing for Class 12 Board Exams
A distressing account emerges as a class 12 student from Rajasthan’s Ajmer was not permitted to sit for the board examinations, citing that she had been gang-raped last year. According to a report by NDTV, the student alleges that school authorities justified their decision by expressing concerns over the exam environment being “spoiled” by her presence. This revelation highlights the insensitivity and lack of support demonstrated by the school in addressing the student’s traumatic experience. READ MORE
‘Will be Defeated by 2.5L Votes’: BJP Mocks Amethi’s ‘Dynastic Aspirant’ Robert Vadra But Shehzad Poonawalla’s Brother Differs
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took a dig at Robert Vadra, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s businessman husband, after he hinted at his political debut, showing interest in contesting from Amethi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The saffron party questioned Vadra’s credentials and said the Congress could not get over nepotism. READ MORE
How ‘The Guardian’ Article Bolsters BJP’s 2024 Campaign, PM Modi’s Call of ‘Ghar Mein Ghus Ke Maara‘
‘Ghar Mein Ghus Ke Maara’ — this call from the Narendra Modi-led BJP worked wonders for the party in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, after people gave a resounding thumbs-up to India’s twin surgical strikes in Pakistan in 2016 and 2019. The latest ‘The Guardian’ article, on how the Indian government ordered assassinations in Pakistan as part of a wider strategy to eliminate terrorists on foreign soil, will only buttress and bolster that image of the BJP’s ‘no-nonsense’ approach against terror emanating from Pakistan soil. READ MORE
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