New Delhi: Congress Charanjit Singh Channi as the party’s chief ministerial candidate, while praising other leaders who aspired for the post. State Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu was widely seen as a contender for the post.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly supported the Chief Minister in Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath And said that if his government is formed again he will make up for the time lost by the state due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Let’s take a look at the major political developments of Sunday:
Punjab
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi He announced Charanjit Singh Channi as the chief ministerial face of his party for the Punjab Assembly elections, a recognition which was also coveted by state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Gandhi made the announcement while addressing a virtual rally where Sidhu also lauded the party’s decision to make Channi the chief minister of the state after Amarinder Singh’s sudden exit last September.
Before announcing Channi’s name, Gandhi said, “The people of Punjab said that we need a chief minister who is from a ‘garib ghar’ (humble family), who understands poverty and hunger. It was a difficult decision. Yes, you made it easy.”
BJP Questioning the whereabouts of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to announce his party’s chief ministerial candidate for the Punjab Assembly elections, he does not hold any position in the party.
Uttar Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hinted that Yogi Adityanath is the BJP’s choice as the next chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, saying he would make up for the time lost by the state due to the coronavirus pandemic if his government is formed again.
The PM’s remarks at a virtual election rally went beyond praising Adityanath for the work done by the state’s BJP government during his tenure – and appeared to settle the debate on the party’s CM face.
The virtual rally, most recently his third for UP, comes days before the first phase of polling in the state on February 10.
Meanwhile, Congress President Sonia GandhiHe was not among the star campaigners of the party for the fourth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, representing the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat.
In the fourth phase, assembly elections will be held on February 23 in five constituencies under Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency, Bachhrawan-SC, Harchandpur, Rae Bareli, Sarani and Unchahar.
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and former party chief Rahul Gandhi and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are among 30 star campaigners nominated by the party for the fourth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
Uttarakhand
The Election Commission has issued notice to Uttarakhand BJP for alleged violation of model code of conduct and asked it to respond within 24 hours for tweeting a distorted image of former chief minister and Congress leader Harish Rawat, showing him as a Muslim. is shown in. The cleric’s action comes after the Congress complained to the Election Commission on Friday, alleging that BJP Uttarakhand tweeted a morphed picture of Rawat from its official Twitter handle on February 3 at 9.34 pm.
Taking a jibe at Rahul Gandhi, who recently worshiped Ganga at Har ki Pari in Haridwar, BJP President JP Nadda on Sunday said the BJP has taught him a “good thing” of visiting temples and offering prayers.
Goa
The Congress released its manifesto for the upcoming Goa Assembly elections, and senior party leader P Chidambaram promised to resume mining activities in the coastal state if his party comes to power. He was speaking on some important points of the manifesto released by the Congress for the state assembly elections to be held on February 14.
Mining operations, which used to be one of the main sources of revenue for Goa, came to a grinding halt in the state in March 2018 after the Supreme Court canceled 88 mining leases.
Manipur
Manipur Minister Thongam Biswajit SinghBiren Singh, who was the second leader in the BJP government after Chief Minister N Biren Singh, said that the decades-old problem of terrorism has been solved by multi-pronged strategies, building infrastructure, increasing employment opportunities for educated youth and fulfilling regional aspirations. May go.
Singh, the first Bharatiya Janata Party MLA in Manipur in 2015, who has six portfolios including PWD, Panchayat and Rural Development, said that since the formation of the first BJP-led government in Manipur in 2017 everything is possible to stop it. Attempts have been made. Extremism and drug threats.
Elections are to be held in five states later this month.
(With input from agencies.)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly supported the Chief Minister in Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath And said that if his government is formed again he will make up for the time lost by the state due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Let’s take a look at the major political developments of Sunday:
Punjab
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi He announced Charanjit Singh Channi as the chief ministerial face of his party for the Punjab Assembly elections, a recognition which was also coveted by state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Gandhi made the announcement while addressing a virtual rally where Sidhu also lauded the party’s decision to make Channi the chief minister of the state after Amarinder Singh’s sudden exit last September.
Before announcing Channi’s name, Gandhi said, “The people of Punjab said that we need a chief minister who is from a ‘garib ghar’ (humble family), who understands poverty and hunger. It was a difficult decision. Yes, you made it easy.”
BJP Questioning the whereabouts of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to announce his party’s chief ministerial candidate for the Punjab Assembly elections, he does not hold any position in the party.
Uttar Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hinted that Yogi Adityanath is the BJP’s choice as the next chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, saying he would make up for the time lost by the state due to the coronavirus pandemic if his government is formed again.
The PM’s remarks at a virtual election rally went beyond praising Adityanath for the work done by the state’s BJP government during his tenure – and appeared to settle the debate on the party’s CM face.
The virtual rally, most recently his third for UP, comes days before the first phase of polling in the state on February 10.
Meanwhile, Congress President Sonia GandhiHe was not among the star campaigners of the party for the fourth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, representing the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat.
In the fourth phase, assembly elections will be held on February 23 in five constituencies under Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency, Bachhrawan-SC, Harchandpur, Rae Bareli, Sarani and Unchahar.
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and former party chief Rahul Gandhi and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are among 30 star campaigners nominated by the party for the fourth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
Uttarakhand
The Election Commission has issued notice to Uttarakhand BJP for alleged violation of model code of conduct and asked it to respond within 24 hours for tweeting a distorted image of former chief minister and Congress leader Harish Rawat, showing him as a Muslim. is shown in. The cleric’s action comes after the Congress complained to the Election Commission on Friday, alleging that BJP Uttarakhand tweeted a morphed picture of Rawat from its official Twitter handle on February 3 at 9.34 pm.
Taking a jibe at Rahul Gandhi, who recently worshiped Ganga at Har ki Pari in Haridwar, BJP President JP Nadda on Sunday said the BJP has taught him a “good thing” of visiting temples and offering prayers.
Goa
The Congress released its manifesto for the upcoming Goa Assembly elections, and senior party leader P Chidambaram promised to resume mining activities in the coastal state if his party comes to power. He was speaking on some important points of the manifesto released by the Congress for the state assembly elections to be held on February 14.
Mining operations, which used to be one of the main sources of revenue for Goa, came to a grinding halt in the state in March 2018 after the Supreme Court canceled 88 mining leases.
Manipur
Manipur Minister Thongam Biswajit SinghBiren Singh, who was the second leader in the BJP government after Chief Minister N Biren Singh, said that the decades-old problem of terrorism has been solved by multi-pronged strategies, building infrastructure, increasing employment opportunities for educated youth and fulfilling regional aspirations. May go.
Singh, the first Bharatiya Janata Party MLA in Manipur in 2015, who has six portfolios including PWD, Panchayat and Rural Development, said that since the formation of the first BJP-led government in Manipur in 2017 everything is possible to stop it. Attempts have been made. Extremism and drug threats.
Elections are to be held in five states later this month.
(With input from agencies.)
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