Uttar Pradesh / Lok Sabha election 2019 : After Amethi, Priyanka Gandhi to visit Raebareli today

India TV : May 02, 2019, 10:59 AM

After Azam Khan, the EC has barred Sadhvi Pragya from campaigning for 72 hours starting 6 am Thursday. Meanwhile, after campaigning in various parts of Amethi, Priyanka Gandhi will spend time travelling across Rae Bareli seeking support for Sonia Gandhi, on Thursday. Stay tuned here for all the political updates from today.

The Election Commission (EC) barred Sadhvi Pragya Thakur from campaigning for 72 hours starting 6 am Thursday. She is the BJP candidate from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. EC barred Sadhvi for seeking votes on religious lines thereby violating the model code of conduct (MCC).

Meanwhile, after campaigning in various parts of Amethi, Priyanka Gandhi, on Thursday and Friday, will spend time travelling across Rae Bareli seeking support for Sonia Gandhi. Stay tuned here for all the political updates from today.

It says a lot about the Congress party and its approach to J&K. There hasn’t been a single election meeting by its leadership. Contrast this with the number of rallies addressed by Modi ji & Amit Shah. They may not have come to the valley but they didn’t ignore the state.

The Congress was in with a fighting chance in 4 of the 6 seats & in 3 of these the BJP was the main opponent. It’s inexplicable how the BJP was simply given a walkover as far as the optics of the campaign were concerned.: Omar AbdullahPunjab: Sunny Deol, BJP candidate from Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency offers prayer at the Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur.

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