Addressing media here, he said in order to save the constitution and democracy in this country, the BJP has to be kept out of power. Otherwise, the nation’s secular democracy cannot be protected.
Assembly elections in Telangana will take place on November 30 and results will be declared on December 3.
Polling for 199 assembly constituencies in the state began at 7 am.
A sacked minister had alleged that the red diary contains details of alleged financial irregularities committed by the Gehlot government.
Addressing a rally in poll-bound Rajasthan’s Dholpur, Gandhi slammed the introduction of the Agnipath scheme, saying it has shattered the dreams of lakhs of youth who wanted to defend the nation.
The Congress leader accused K Chandrasekhar Rao of lying to the youth about providing one job to every family during the Telangana statehood agitation.
The party also promised reservation to minorities on basis of their population after the caste census.
Gandhi also asked the voters to be careful if emotions and religion are used with a design to get their votes.
Under Rythu Bharosa, the party promises Rs 15,000 investment assistance to farmers every year, while farm labourers will get Rs 12,000.
Gandhi will also address public rallies in Nohar (Hanumangarh) and Sadulshahar (Sriganganagar).
While polling in Madhya Pradesh will be held in a single-phase on November 17, in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, voting for the second-phase will be conducted. The first phase was held on November 7.
She also said country’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s idea behind setting up institutions like the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was to take the country forward.
Yadav was talking to media persons after paying obeisance at Ramraja Temple in Orchha of Niwari district in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh where the assembly polls are scheduled on November 17.
The polling started at 7 am for ten seats – Mohla-Manpur, Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Kanker, Keshkal, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur and Konta.
Earlier on Friday, former Karnataka Minister and BJP leader KS Eshwarappa demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as his cabinet members, he alleged, have a difference of opinion on his tenure as Chief Minister.
The JD(U) leader’s remarks to the effect came at a rally, held here by the Communist Party of India which was evocatively themed ‘Bhaajpa hataao Desh bachao’ (dislodge the BJP from power, save the country).
Kodandaram announced that his party will not contest the upcoming polls but will extend their support to the Congress party on the ground against the ruling BRS.
The panel recorded the statements of advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey in the matter and also decided to call Moitra on October 31.
Tharoor underscored India’s historical commitment to peace, tracing it back to the era of Mahatma Gandhi.
The Congress and the Samajwadi Party are allies in the INDIA alliance, which was formed to take on the ruling BJP in the Lok Sabha polls in 2024. However, the alliance has yet to finalise its PM candidate.
The Assembly Elections are scheduled to be held in single or two phases in all five states—Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram– in November.
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen, or AIMIM, is contesting the Assembly election for the first time in Rajasthan and has fielded candidates from Hawa Mahal in Jaipur, Fatehpur in Sikar, and Kaman in Bharatpur district.
Indra Sena Reddy Nallu is the BJP’s national secretary and has three terms as an Andhra Pradesh legislator.
On Tuesday, while speaking to reporters about the allocation of seats in the INDIA alliance in Madhya Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav said that the Congress party will answer who will get how many seats in the alliance.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its first list of the 41 candidates for the assembly elections in Rajasthan hours after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the date for the polls.