Evening briefing: Sunita Kejriwal reads out Delhi CM's 6 guarantees; Mamata Banerjee's ‘challenge’ to BJP, and more

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Updated on: Mar 31, 2024, 18:36:42 IST

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Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of jailed Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, joined top INDIA bloc leaders on stage during the 'Loktantra Bachao' rally at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Sunday and read out her husband's message that included six poll promises ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Reading out her husband's message, Sunita Kejriwal said, "If voted to power, the INDIA bloc will fulfil six guarantees, including good hospitals and education. In a show of opposition unity ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, INDIA bloc leaders came together at the 'Loktantra Bachao' rally in the backdrop of Arvind Kejriwal's arrest. Dig Deeper

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday mocked the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA's target of winning 400-plus seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Speaking at a campaign rally for Trinamool Congress candidate Mahua Moitra in the Krishnanagar area, Mamata Banerjee also dared the BJP to win at least 200 constituencies. “The BJP is saying '400 paar', I challenge them to cross the 200-seat benchmark first,” Mamata Banerjee said, according to PTI. “In the 2021 West Bengal assembly polls, they aimed for 200 plus seats but had to stop at 77. Some of these 77 have since joined us.” Dig Deeper

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