Live | Maharashtra, Jharkhand Assembly Elections: 'Won't Allow Maha Become ATM For MVA...', Says PM Modi In Akola

Maharashtra Chunav 2024: Rahul Vows To Fulfill 'Five Guarantees'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that the party has fulfilled all election promises in states like Karnataka, Telangana, and Himachal Pradesh. He emphasized that the INDIA alliance aims to bring similar change in Maharashtra through their ‘five guarantees.’

Targeting the BJP-led NDA, Gandhi accused them of making “false allegations” that Congress hasn’t met its promises. In a post on X, he wrote, “In July 2022, PM Modi misled the public by labeling Congress’s welfare initiatives as ‘free revdi.’ Now, they’re campaigning by taking credit for Congress’s guarantees and accusing us of broken promises.” Gandhi challenged, “Modiji, come to Karnataka, see for yourself – we’ve delivered on every commitment. Congress schemes have transformed the lives of women, youth, farmers, and the poor. In Maharashtra too, the INDIA alliance is set to bring major change with its five guarantees.”

Maharashtra Elections 2024 | Won’t Allow State To Become ATM...': PM Modi's Jibes MVA 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at a campaign rally for BJP-led Mahayuti candidates in Akola, said on Saturday that the alliance would prevent Maharashtra from becoming a “cash machine” for what he called the “most corrupt” leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). Modi alleged that the MVA, comprising the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and NCP-SP, is widely recognized for corruption across the nation. “The MVA stands for multi-crore scams, extortion, token money, and transfer posting rackets,” he claimed, accusing the coalition of being mired in scandals and corruption. Modi’s sharp criticism of Congress and the MVA coalition comes as the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP in the Mahayuti alliance work vigorously to reclaim power in Maharashtra.

Maharashtra Assembly Polls Live Updates

The supporters of a BJP MLA from Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar allegedly pushed a man out of his rally venue after he raised questions about the legislator’s earlier poll promises. The lawmaker, Prashant Bamb, called the man a member of his rival candidate’s camp and accused him of disrupting the event and not letting him speak.

The alleged episode unfolded when Bamb, who represents the Gangapur assembly constituency, was addressing a rally at Gawli Shivra village on Friday night. The BJP has renominated Bamb, who faces Satish Chavan of NCP (SP) in the November 20 assembly polls.

In a video widely circulated on social media, a man from the audience is heard questioning Bamb about his earlier poll promises.

In the video, the BJP legislator purportedly tells him, “You will regret till your death...” The next moment, he asks his supporters to usher the man out of the venue. A commotion ensues as per the video.

Jharkhand Assembly Polls Live Updates: Locations Linked To CM Soren's Advisor Raided

The Income Tax Department Saturday conducted searches at multiple locations in poll-bound Jharkhand, including on the premises of a person linked to Chief Minister Hemant Soren, as part of a tax evasion probe, official sources said. A total of nine premises in state capital Ranchi and Jamshedpur are being raided in an operation that started early morning. A security team of the CRPF is assisting the I-T teams, the sources said.

The locations linked to Sunil Shrivastava, an advisor to the CM, are also being searched, they said. The action is linked to recent investigations launched by the ED and the CBI over alleged illegal liquor trade and mining in the state, the sources said.

Jharkhand Elections Live Updates: CM Soren Lashes Out At BJP

In a no-holds-barred attack on the BJP, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday accused the saffron party of “squeezing the state like a lemon” for almost two decades and “smashing” the backbones of poor states. In an interview with news agency PTI, he also charged the BJP-led Centre with "destroying" the federal structure of the country by creating "double engine governments" through "poaching of MLAs, MPs, and toppling governments".