Friday, May 27, 2022
Apr 29, 2019 Outlook Web Bureau Speaking to reporters in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, the Congress general secretary said she doesn't know Modi's caste.
Apr 28, 2019 Outlook Web Bureau Congress general secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was speaking to reporters in Amethi constituency, which is represented by party president and his brother, Rahul Gandhi.
As minister Smriti Irani distributes shoes in some villages in Amethi, Congress' Priyanka Gandhi Vadra calls it an insult to people, saying they are not beggars.
Apr 22, 2019 Outlook Web Bureau After hearing Rahul Gandhi's counsel, Returning Officer Ram Manohar Misra declared his nomination papers for the Amethi Lok Sabha seat as valid.
Amethi, a traditional bastion of the Gandhi family, will go to polls on May 6. Counting of votes will take place on May 23.
Addressing an election meeting in Amethi, Yogi Adityanath said, Union minister Smriti Irani will ensure "all-round" progress of the constituency.
In 2014, despite a Modi wave, Smriti Irani lost to Gandhi by a margin of over 1.07 lakh votes.
Rahul Gandhi's mother Sonia Gandhi, sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and brother-in-law Robert Vadra were with him in the Collectorate when he filed his papers.
Last Thursday, Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination from Wayanad in Kerala and said he was contesting from a seat in South India as well to send a message of unity.
Smriti Irani will be accompanied by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, BJP in-charge for Amethi Mohsin Raza, state minister and MLA Jagdishpur Suresh Pasi, besides others, at the time of filing her nomination in Amethi for 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.
Uttar Pradesh will see polling in all seven phases of the Lok Sabha elections beginning April 11. The results will be declared on May 23.
Party sources on Thursday said the filing of nomination papers will be a big show of strength and the top Congress leadership will be present.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from a second seat in Kerala’s Wayanad, besides Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.
Referring to Priyanka as the granddaughter of Firoz (Gandhi) and mother of Rehan, the posters said, "She (Priyanka) is seen in temples during the course of election."
The posters, spotted near the Musafirkhana bus stand, carried a sketch of Priyanka Gandhi and the picture of a leader from the Samajwadi Party’s student wing.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: BJP has fielded Union minister Smriti Irani against Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Amethi.
Elections for Amethi and Rae Bareli represented by Congress President Rahul Gandhi and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, respectively, will be held in the fifth phase of polling on May 6. Varanasi, represented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in The Lok Sabha, will vote last on May 19.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Modi went to Amethi and announced the launch of a joint venture between India and Russia for the manufacture of AK 203 Kalashnikov assault rifles in the Ordnance factory.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
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