Lok Sabha election 2024 Highlights: In Goa, PM Modi attacks Congress for ‘spreading lies about EVM’

Lok Sabha election 2024 LIVE: On PM Modi's visit to Goa, CM Pramod Sawant said, “PM Modi has shown how important Goa is for him... He is giving guarantees and pushing the state forward. I can say for sure that the BJP will win both the seats from Goa.”

“Only PM Modi can give a guarantee and the guarantee to fulfil the guarantee,” he added.

Lok Sabha election 2024 LIVE: The decision on Amethi, Rae Bareli left to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge amid calls to field Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi. 

Lok Sabha election 2024 LIVE: PDP President and Lok Sabha candidate from Anantnag-Rajouri seat Mehbooba Mufti holds election campaign in Poonch area amid rainfall. 

Lok Sabha election 2024 LIVE: The voter turnout in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections has touched the 66.7 per cent mark - less than the figures of the 2019 parliamentary polls, reported PTI citing sources. The second phase of voting was held on Friday across 88 constituencies spread in 13 states.

In Goa, PM Modi attacked the Congress for ‘spreading lies about EVM’. 

"There were fishermen when the country got independent and during the era of Lord Ram. But after independence, the Congress never remembered the fishermen. It is Modi wo made a separate ministry for the fisheries department... We gave them a Kisan Credit card...", PM Modi said.

Lok Sabha election 2024 LIVE: Speaking at the election rally in South Goa, PM Modi lauded coexistence of different communities in Goa.

“Feedback from ground after first two phases of Lok Sabha polls indicates we are coming to power again,” says PM Modi at a rally in South Goa.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is speaking at a public rally in South Goa at present.

Lok Sabha election 2024 LIVE Updates: Sunita Kejriwal, while addressing the crowd at a roadshow in Delhi, hit out at the BJP over her husband and CM Arvind Kejriwal's arrest. 

“For one month, they have forcefully put your chief minister and my husband in jail. No court has convicted him so far. They are saying that an investigation is ongoing. If the investigation goes on for 10 years, will they keep him in jail for 10 years? Earlier, people were jailed only after the court convicted someone, but they have brought a new system and are saying that they will keep him in jail till the investigation is ongoing. This is a dictatorship,” she said.

Lok Sabha election 2024 LIVE Updates: Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal held her maiden Lok Sabha poll roadshow in support of the AAP's East Delhi candidate on Saturday evening. Standing through the sunroof of a vehicle, she greeted voters in the Kondli area of East Delhi constituency with folded hands.

Lok Sabha election 2024 LIVE Updates: While addressing a public meeting in Maharashtra's Kolhapur, PM Modi took a dig at Congress and INDIA bloc for supporting DMK party.

 "DMK party, very special to Congress, is abusing Sanatana. They are saying that the Sanatana is dengue and malaria. And, INDI Alliance invites them to Maharashtra and honours those who speak of destroying Sanatana... What must Bala Saheb feel after seeing this?... Fake Shiv Sena is walking shoulder-to-shoulder with these people... Bala Saheb must have been very upset with this. Wherever his soul is, it must be upset seeing these activities...," said PM Modi as quoted by news agency ANI.

Lok Sabha election 2024 LIVE Updates: While addressing a public meeting in Maharashtra's Kolhapur, PM Modi criticised the Congress party and the INDIA bloc, saying, "Congress and INDI alliance have vowed to murder social justice."

Lok Sabha election 2024 LIVE Updates: While addressing a public meeting in Maharashtra's Kolhapur, PM Modi jibed at the INDIA bloc and said, "Country won't tolerate those mulling 'One year, One PM formula'".

Lok Sabha election 2024 LIVE Updates: While addressing a public meeting in Maharashtra's Kolhapur, PM Modi said, "When the Congress and its friends realised that they cannot compete with NDA's track record of development, they changed their strategy. They are using anti-national agendas and appeasement. Now, Congress' agenda is that they will reinstate Article 370 in Kashmir..."

Lok Sabha election 2024 LIVE Updates: While addressing a public meeting in Maharashtra's Kolhapur, PM Modi said, "Kolhapur is known as Maharashtra's football hub. Football is quite popular among the youth here. In football terms, BJP and NDA are leading by 2-0 at the end of yesterday's second phase."

Lok Sabha election 2024 LIVE Updates: BJP has named lawyer Ujjwal Nikam as its Lok Sabha candidate from Mumbai North Central constituency. The party has dropped sitting MP Poonam Mahajan.

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Lok Sabha election 2024 LIVE Updates: Addressing a public rally in Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath said, "The stature of India has grown in the world. Borders have become safe, terrorism and Naxalism have been eliminated and now even if a cracker bursts somewhere, Pakistan clarifies that there is no hand of mine (Pakistan) in that incident as it knows it's a new India 'agar samay se safai nahi di to swayam saaf ho jayega' and that's why Pakistan clarifies out of fear."

Lok Sabha election 2024 LIVE Updates: Chhattisgarh Deputy CM and BJP leader Vijay Sharma has exuded confidence that the party would win all 11 seats in the state. 

“It is for the people of India to decide whom they want to see as the Prime Minister, PM Modi or Rahul Gandhi. I am confident that we will win all 11 seats from the state. Our party workers and leaders are reaching to every household and appealing to the people to vote for PM Modi,” said Vijay Sharma as quoted by news agency PTI.

Lok Sabha election 2024 LIVE Updates: President of Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA) Prakash Ambedkar has predicted that BJP will not be able to get 400 seats in the Lok Sabha election 2024. 
 

"Bengal is going towards Mamata Banerjee, in Bihar the mood is against Nitish Kumar, things are not in the favour of BJP in Uttar Pradesh and in Maharashtra also, the situation isn't good for the BJP. I have already said that the target of 400 plus is not gettable, those who do real analysis never gave the BJP over 200 seats, in 'Satta Bazar' the numbers (BJP seats) are going down drastically and that is some indication... It's tough to say who will form the govt and it will depend on those leaders who are under inquiry as they will try to save themselves but the face of the Prime Minister will change... We have been saying for quite some time now that Congress won't give tickets to Muslims...," said Prakash Ambedkar.

Lok Sabha election 2024 LIVE Updates: While addressing a public meeting in Barpeta, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge credited Congress leaders Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru and Indira Gandhi for bringing Green Revolution and White Revolution in India. 

"...These people (BJP) advertise that PM Modi is the only one who was born to help the poor. In a country where rice and wheat weren't enough produced and we had to import from America, today we are producing the amount of wheat, rice and pulses that are sufficient for the people of the country to have their meals. This is all because of Congress, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, and Indira Gandhi who brought the Green Revolution and White Revolution to the country. In a country where not even a needle used to be manufactured, if someone dared to launch rockets, it was Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru and Indira Gandhi," said Kharge.

Lok Sabha election 2024 LIVE Updates: While addressing an election rally in Barpeta, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, "They are selling railways, roads, ports, airports. Modi and Shah both are sellers and who are the buyers? Adani and Ambani are the two buyers. This is how the country develops? They are not for the development of the Country. PM Modi looted the money of the country, of the poor and gave it to the rich. They have waived off ₹16 lakh crore of the rich but haven't given anything to the poor or the farmers."

Lok Sabha election 2024 LIVE Updates: Addressing a poll rally in Assam, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge took a jibe at the ruling BJP government and said, "You (BJP) are looting country and handing over wealth to the rich".