Karnataka Election 2023 LIVE: PM Modi begins rally with 'Bajrangbali' chants in Mudbidri
Karnataka Election 2023 LIVE: PM Modi begins rally with 'Bajrangbali' chants in Mudbidri
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PM Modi chants 'Jai Bajrang Bali' in all campaign meetings in Karnataka in a counter to Congress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chanted 'Jai Bajrang Bali' during all three public meetings he addressed in poll-bound Karnataka on Wednesday, in what is seen as a counter to the Congress, which has promised to ban right-wing outfit Bajrang Dal in its election manifesto.
Along with 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' in praise of 'Mother India', Modi also made a point at the beginning as well as at the end of his speech to raise 'Jai Bajrang Bali' in Mulki in Dakshina Kannada district, Ankola in Uttara Kannada distinct and Bailhongal in Belagavi district.
The Congress in its manifesto for May 10 assembly election in Karnataka said it was committed to take firm and decisive action against individuals and organisations spreading hatred amongst communities on grounds of caste and religion.
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BJP leaders' hatred for the tallest SC leader in Karnataka's recent history is disgusting: Congress
#WATCH | #KarnatakaElections2023 | "...BJP leaders' hatred for the tallest SC leader in recent history of K'taka, their hatred at the instance of PM Modi to abuse the tallest son of soil of K'taka is disgusting, filthy, nauseating, unacceptable & reprehensible..," says Congress… pic.twitter.com/5RWgNlYAaX— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2023
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WATCH: Amid row over Congress manifesto mentioning ban on Bajrang Dal, PM Modi begins rally with 'Bajrangbali' chants in Mudbidri
#KarnatakaElections2023 | Amid row over Congress manifesto mentioning ban on Bajrang Dal outfit, PM Modi began his rally with 'Bajrangbali' chants in Mudbidri, Karnataka. pic.twitter.com/Od5NWwPvdX— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2023
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BJP national president JP Nadda holds a roadshow in Magadi, Ramanagara
#WATCH | BJP national president JP Nadda holds a roadshow in Magadi, Ramanagara.#KarnatakaElections2023 pic.twitter.com/TaXJ1159Tj— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2023
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Punish 'abuse culture' of Congress by chanting 'Jai Bajrangbali' while casting vote, PM urges electorate in Karnataka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi encouraged Karnataka voters to punish individuals who engage in abuse while casting their ballots in voting places on May 10 while accusing Congress of having an "abuse culture" on Wednesday.
According to him, Congress's leaders despise and mistreat him because he has overthrown their "corrupt system".
"In this election, Congress is seeking votes in the name of its leader who is retiring...the other way in which they are seeking votes is by abusing Modi, whoever feels like is abusing," Modi said.
Addressing a public meeting here in Uttara Kannada district, he said: "Will anyone in Karnataka accept this abuse culture? Will anyone like abusing someone? Does anyone like even a small man being abused? Will Karnataka forgive those abusing?"
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CM Bommai says Congress can't equate Bajrang Dal with terror outfit
Basavaraj Bommai, the chief minister of Karnataka, stated in an exclusive interview with CNN-News18 that Congress wants to satisfy SFI and PFI.
He added," They can’t equate national organisation with terror outfit. The Congress has lied to appease minority. Its just a poll gimmick. Bajrang Dal is a national organisation and state can not ban it."
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Bajrang Dal to conduct 'Hanuman Chalisa' recital programme in Karnataka, in counter to Congress
A day after the Congress pledged in its election platform to outlaw the group, the Bajrang Dal has made the decision to hold "Hanuman Chalisa" recital concerts across Karnataka on Thursday.
In its platform for the Karnataka Assembly elections on May 10, the opposition Congress stated that it was dedicated to taking tough and decisive action against people and groups inciting hate among communities on the basis of caste and religion.
In the manifesto, Congress said: "We believe that law and Constitution is sacrosanct and cannot be violated by individuals and organisations like Bajrang Dal, PFI or others promoting enmity or hatred, whether among majority or minority communities. We will take decisive action as per law including imposing a ban on such organisations".
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Congress is enemy of peace and development: PM in frontal attack on party in Karnataka
In a direct attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on Wednesday that the party's entire platform was based on the "divide and rule" doctrine and accused it of spreading false information about India around the world at a time when its democracy and development were "appreciated and respected globally."
The Prime Minister referred to Congress as the "enemy of peace and development" and charged the group of demeaning and mistreating the Indian armed personnel.
"Congress is an enemy of peace and development. When Congress is there, investors will flee. Congress protects 'aakas' (boss) of terror, they encourage appeasement," Modi said.
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People of Karnataka will give befitting reply to Congress: BJP
The Bajrang Dal is the youth wing of the RSS-affiliated Vishwa Hindu Parishad, and on Wednesday, the BJP claimed that the people of Karnataka would respond appropriately to the Congress's promise to take action against it. However, the BJP also noted that an earlier ban on the organisation was rejected by authorities due to a lack of evidence.
BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi criticised the party for making the announcement on Tuesday, a day associated with Lord Hanuman, and said that the Congress' position was motivated by appeasement politics.
With its campaign pledge to take severe action against Bajrand Dal if it is elected to power, the Congress has been accused by the BJP of disrespecting Lord Hanuman.
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Congress' politics based on 'divide and rule' policy, says PM Modi at Dakshina Kannada rally
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a direct attack on the Congress, alleging that the party’s entire platform is based on the “divide and rule” doctrine and accused it of spreading false information about India while its democracy and development are praised and respected around the world.
The Prime Minister referred to Congress as the “enemy of peace and development” and charged it with insulting and abusing India’s defence forces.
“Congress is an enemy of peace and development. When Congress is there, investors will flee. Congress protects ‘aakas’ (boss) of terror, they encourage appeasement,” Modi said at a public meeting in Dakshina Kannada district of coastal Karnataka, which is a BJP stronghold.
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Congress is enemy of peace & development: PM in direct attack on party in poll-bound Karnataka
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PM Modi slams Congress, says it protects 'masterminds of terror'
The prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, declared on Wednesday that the Congress party shields the "masterminds of terror" in a blistering assault.
"If there is instability in Karnataka, your fortune will also remain unstable. Congress is the enemy of peace in Karnataka... it is the enemy of development. Congress protects the masterminds of terror...promotes appeasement," said PM Modi.
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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh questions double engine sarkar in Karnataka
Jairam Ramesh inquired in a tweet about the advantages of a double-engine sarkar in Karnataka.
He also added that the 10 May election is to “propel the Karnataka engine, which got derailed by BJP in the last 4 years”.
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Congress's entire politics is based on 'divide and rule' policy, says PM Modi
In a public meeting at Mulki, PM Modi pointed out that Congress's entire politics is based on 'divide and rule' policy.
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Congress taking India in reverse gear, says PM Modi
During a speech to a crowd in Karnataka, Prime Minister Modi said that when the entire world discusses India's development and democracy, Congress is putting India's democracy in reverse, and criticising it.
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Congress' promise to ban Bajrang Dal taken to appease Muslims, says Karnataka minister
Karnataka Energy Minister V Sunil Kumar criticised the Congress party's pledge to outlaw Bajrang Dal if they win the election, saying the action was taken to please Muslims.
The minister said in a series of tweets that Bajrang Dal is not an anti-social group and that it works to defend the Hindu community and gomata (mother cow).
A group of activists who are willing to make any sacrifice for the Hindu cause, according to Kumar, the former state convenor of the Bajrang Dal.
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Unemployment, not corruption biggest issue in Karnataka, shows survey
According to a study performed in the state before the Karnataka Assembly elections, voters' top concern was unemployment.
According to the study, around 28 per cent of respondents said that their top concern was unemployment.
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'They are stealing democracy...': Priyanka Gandhi's jibe at BJP in poll-bound Karnataka
The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is stealing democracy, according to Congress politician Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who made the remark in a jab at the saffron party on Tuesday. She also asked voters to support the grand old party.
Addressing a public rally in poll-bound Karnataka, Priyanka Gandhi said, “Nowadays, there are various types of thieves in the country, some steal from houses…now, some thieves ‘who steal the governments’ have also come, they are stealing the democracy…stop them….”
Earlier on 30 April, launching an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in poll-bound Karnataka, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi asked the Prime Minister to take a lesson from Rahul Gandhi saying that the former Congress MP is ready to lay down his life for the country.
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'Ambedkar said reservation cannot be given on basis of religion,' Assam CM's jibe at Congress
Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, blasted the Congress for wanting to give Muslims a reservation while Karnataka is going to the polls, claiming that reservations cannot be granted on the basis of religion.
"Babasaheb Ambedkar had said that reservation cannot be given on the basis of religion. This is the basis of our constitution...Today Congress is saying that we will give reservations to the Muslims," said Sarma in Bengaluru.
Attacking the Congress for its election pledge to outlaw the Bajrang Dal in Karnataka, they claimed that the party's platform "looks like that of the Popular Front of India" and that this was done in an effort to "appease Muslims".
"PFI is already banned. Siddaramaiah government withdrew cases against PFI during their tenure. So they (Congress) are saying to ban PFI and Bajrang Dal to appease Muslims. Congress' manifesto looks like the manifesto of PFI and some fundamentalist Muslim organizations," Sarma said while speaking to the media.
10:11 (IST)
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PM Modi to address party workers in Karnataka
Today, in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, the prime minister of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is scheduled to deliver a speech at an electoral rally in Mulky. It is anticipated that party members and supporters from each booth in the two districts would come, and all necessary accommodations, such as parking and water, have been prepared.
More than 2.5 lakh participants from 13 Assembly districts in the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts are anticipated for the event.
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Bajrang Dal stages protest against Congress manifesto to ban organisation
Workers from the Bajrang Dal protested in front of the Congress building and set fire to the party platform for the forthcoming elections in Karnataka.
This comes after the Congress pledged on Tuesday to take "decisive action" in accordance with the law, including outlawing groups like the Bajrang Dal, the Popular Front of India, and others.
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BJP programs are part of Congress' manifesto, says CM Bommai
Calling the Congress’ manifesto “cheating”, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai claimed that most of the programs were announced by the incumbent BJP government.
The CM while campaigning BJP candidate MR Patil, said, “He has an emotional bond with this taluk as he spent most of his childhood days here in Kamadolli, Saunshi, and Gudageri. His father, former CM, SR Bommai had got released nearly 30,000 acres of land to farmers of this taluk, and he had won from the constituency as an independent candidate.
The Congress party received harsh criticism on Tuesday from the in-power Bharatiya Janata Party after its election platform in Karnataka said that it would outlaw Bajrang Dal if it were to win. This pledge even prompted the BJP to refer to the Congress election platform as a PFI manifesto.
By starting an internet campaign on the issue, the BJP increased the stakes in its battle with the established party. BJP politicians changed their display images on Twitter by adding an image of Lord Hanuman with the message “I am Bajarangi.”
Numerous pro-Hindu organisations criticised this promise made by Congress, which gave them the motivation to cooperate with the BJP. These groups will probably demonstrate in front of the Congress headquarters today, along with Bajrang Dal.
At a campaign rally in the Vijayanagara district, Prime Minister Modi said he was fortunate to have had the chance to pay respects to the Hanuman-inhabited region.
The Congress responded by claiming that it was Prime Minister Modi who had offended religious sentiments and insulted the deity by “equating” him with the Bajrang Dal and demanded an apology from him. The BJP claimed that Congress had insulted Lord Hanuman with its “audacious” statement, and the people of Karnataka will respond appropriately in the polls.
In its electoral campaign for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly elections, the Congress pledged to take strong action in accordance with the law, including banning organisations like the Bajrang Dal and PFI on the grounds that they fostered animosity amongst communities.
Amit Shah, JP Nadda, and Yogi Adityanath, three prominent BJP figures, were also charged with making divisive comments by the party, and they were called upon to stop campaigning as they were poisoning the atmosphere.
The Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and his son Priyank Kharge were not allowed to campaign, according to the BJP, who also requested an FIR.
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