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Chandigarh: Working on various permutations and combinations, the Congress is learnt to have shortlisted its candidates for the Faridkot and Hoshiarpur parliamentary segments at its central election committee meeting held on Sunday.…

The Congress leader asked the educated youth of the country to not vote for such an "undeserving person" as the Prime Minister.

The TMC leader also claimed that if the BJP returns to power, there will be no more elections in future and religious rights of several communities will be at stake.

The protestors have been demanding the release of three farmers arrested by the Haryana Police during the ongoing stir.

Thackeray also alleged the BJP treats turncoats who join that party depending on the scale of the scam they have committed.

The Congress chief also alleged that "the BJP considers tribals as untouchables".

Dismissing the claims of Vijayan that the Congress has not opposed the Law, Chidambaram said Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has spoken against the CAA in Parliament.

Delhi cabinet minister Atishi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Sanjeev Jha were also present at the protest site.

The Kokrajhar constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe, will go to the polls in the third phase on May 7.

Three persons were killed on the spot when a harvester machine overturned and fell into a 20-foot pit after hitting a culvert near Kundam town.

The BJP hit out at the Delhi government, alleging that it had promised to clear the Ghazipur landfill site by December 31 last year but did not keep its word.

The nomination form of Suresh Padsala, the Congress' substitute candidate from Surat, was also invalidated, pushing Gujarat's principal opposition party out of the poll fray in the city.

The rescuers had to break open the rear gate of the car to bring out the severely injured men, at least two of them were stuck in front.

The incident took place near Raikot village on Geedam-Jagdalpur road under Geedam police station limits, the official said.

Pathan, who retired from all forms of the sport in February 2021, feels with each passing day in Baharampur, he is gaining strength and confidence.

PT Jadeja, the leader of the Kshatriya Community in Rajkot, addressed reporters on Saturday, expressing a stance regarding BJP candidate Parshottam Rupala.

Born into a family that ruled the erstwhile princely state of Simri Bakhtiyarpur in Saharsa district, Kaiser started his political career with the Congress and headed the party's state unit till 2013 before joining LJP in 2014.

The roadshow programme will begin at Miryalguda, about 140 kms from Hyderabad, on April 24 and it will end at the district headquarters town of Siddipet on May 10.

Over 5 lakh people are expected to attend the rally, being held amid the ongoing elections.

Both Congress leaders joined the BJP in the presence of Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and national general secretary Vinod Tawde.