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The police said Sunil’s wife Poonam had filed a harassment and threat to life complaint against Chandan Verma, a resident of Raebareli, under the SC/ST Act.
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Former Union Minister Smriti Irani suffered a massive defeat in her constituency. Competing against Congress’ KL Sharma. Smriti Irani lost by a margin of 1,67,196 votes. The people of her constituency highlighted various factors that led to the actor-turned-politician’s election debacle
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Exit polls had predicted that Irani would retain her seat. She had emerged as a giant-killer in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections
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Amethi is my home and family, we have never stayed away from it and never will, said Priyanka Gandhi,
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During a public rally in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath criticized the Opposition, accusing them of supporting Pakistan. He referenced Mani Shankar Aiyar's controversial 'respect Pak' statement and asserted that if Pakistan possesses nuclear weapons, India's nuclear arsenal is not meant to remain unused. Watch.
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With Rahul Gandhi campaigning across India, Priyanka Gandhi has taken it upon herself to take charge of the campaigns in the two family bastions.
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Election Wrap: Here are the top developments of the day, The Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to field Karan Bhushan Singh, sitting MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's son from Kaiserganj in Uttar Pradesh. Union Home Minister Amit Shah refuted allegations levelled by the Opposition on EVM tampering and the BJP being the beneficiary of the practice. Watch for more.
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Simi Garewal warns against Rahul Gandhi contesting from Amethi, fearing he may become BJP's target, advising focus on broader battles.
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Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said the party's candidates for the Amethi and Raebareli Lok Sabha seats will be announced in next 24 to 30 hours.
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Union Minister Smriti Irani launches sharp attack on Rahul Gandhi over Amethi & eradicating poverty remark. Rahul Gandhi had held the constituency for 15 years but this time Congress has not yet declared its candidate for the seat, however, local party workers are rooting for Rahul Gandhi to contest again.
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Robert Vadra hinted at the possibility of entering active politics during a recent statement. He expressed openness to contesting Lok Sabha Elections, suggesting potential constituencies including Moradabad, Amethi, or Haryana. Vadra emphasized the importance of secularism and urged Prime Minister Modi to focus on addressing people's concerns for progress. He reiterated his family's commitment to a secular India and cited public support as a motivating factor for his potential political role.
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Union Minister Smriti Irani called out Congress for its delay in announcing its candidate for Amethi. After his defeat to Smriti Irani in the 2019 general elections, Rahul Gandhi shifted his focus to the Wayanad constituency and has now submitted his nomination for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from there. But Congress’ plan for Amethi still remains in suspense. Watch for more details.
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Lok Sabha elections 2024: Vadra said he's ready to challenge even current MP Smriti Irani from the Amethi constituency in UP, which was once a Congress bastion. He added that people of Amethi are extremely disappointed with Smriti Irani and feel they have made a mistake by electing her instead of Rahul Gandhi.
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With the Gandhi siblings, Rahul and Priyanka, seemingly undecided on contesting from the family’s two pocket boroughs in India’s most politically important state, it is yet another loud signal to the Congress party’s regional leaders, rank-and-file, and voters that the duo are clueless about reclaiming lost political space in these two constituencies or the larger Uttar Pradesh
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“Congress ke vikas karya ko aage badhaye, Rae Bareli pukarti, Priyanka Gandhi aaye” [Take Congress’s development works forward, Rae Bareli is calling, Priyanka Gandhi please come] read one of the banners spotted in the constituency.
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Gandhi visited Amethi 17 times since 2014 and stayed there for 35 days. Irani visited the constituency 21 times but spent 26 days there, according to reports.
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Union Minister for Women, Child Development, and Minority Affairs, Smriti Irani spoke on being the first woman to lead an Indian delegation to Davos, western narratives on Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, and the upcoming election battle in Amethi in an interaction with Moneycontrol at the Ladies Study Group, Kolkata
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Amethi was a long held bastion of the Gandhi family till Rahul Gandhi, who had been an MP from the seat since 2004, was ousted in 2019 general election by BJP's Smriti Irani.
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Police sources said that the protesters gathered at the Veer Lorik Stadium here and then marched to the Ballia railway station. A video of the youths raising slogans and vandalising the Ballia-Varanasi Memu and Ballia-Shahganj trains has gone viral.
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UP Election Phase 5 Voting | Key contestants include Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya from Sirathu assembly seat, Congress legislative party leader Aradhana Mishra from Rampur Khas, independent MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya from Kunda seat, and UP cabinet ministers Siddharth Nath Singh and Nand Gopal Gupta Nadi from Allahabad West and Allahabad South respectively.
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Four phases of polling, covering 231 of 403 seats, have been completed in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election. The remaining 172 constituencies will vote in three phases on February 27, March 3 and March 7. The results will be declared on March 10, along with the outcome of elections in Goa, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur
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Smriti Irani, who has been residing in a rented accommodation in Amethi till now, had told reporters earlier this year that she would invite all the people from her constituency during the bhoomi pujan.
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Attacking the Gandhi family, Irani said a political family of the country ruled Amethi for 30 years but never thought about its development.
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For protecting people against coronavirus infection, 50,000 masks, 20,000 sanitisers, 20,000 soaps and other similar material have been distributed among “corona warriors” on behalf of Rahul Gandhi, said party's district unit president Anil Singh.
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During her visit, the Union textiles minister will interact with party leaders and workers, BJP district unit chief Durgesh Tripathi said.
