April 23 campaign roundup: AAP leader Somnath Bharti thrashed by alleged BJP supporters in Varanasi
Express News Service | New Delhi | April 23, 2014 10:25 pm
April 23 campaign roundup: AAP leader Somnath Bharti thrashed by alleged BJP supporters in Varanasi
AAP leader Somnath Bharti along with his driver were thrashed by people wearing BJP caps in Varanasi. 
Bharti said he stood vindicated since he had tried to unearth a prostitution-and-drugs racket in Khirki Extension.
Get all the latest updates on Lok Sabha elections throughout the day:
9:45 pm: The BJP today accused Congress of being confused about its poll campaign and strategy as its top leadership continued to launch personal attacks on BJP leaders while resenting such attacks on their own leaders.
9:32 pm: Locals today turned to AAP’s Amethi candidate Kumar Vishwas for completion of a bridge over the Sai river whose foundation was laid in 1984 by then sitting MP and Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
9:22 pm: Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary Ahmed Patel today rejected allegations of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banarjee that he was instrumental in transfer of officials in the state ahead of Lok Sabha polls.
8:40 pm: AAP questions intentions of those who circulated Shazia Ilmi clip.
8:30 pm: Playing the Adani card, Congress today sought to put Narendra Modi in the dock for giving vast tracts of land to his “favourite capitalist friend” at throw away prices by treating the state as his “private feudal estate” days after BJP raked up Robert Vadra’s land deals.
8:05 pm: AAP leader Somnath Bharti allegedly beaten up by BJP supporters in Varanasi.
7:40 pm: Terming veteran BJP leader L K Advani as a father figure, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi urged voters at a rally in Kalol here today, to elect him from North Gujarat’s Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency with a huge margin.
7:29 pm: Yoga guru Ramdev today said electorate were expecting change of the guard at the Centre after the Lok Sabha polls, and claimed that there was “Modi wave” in the country.
7:23 pm: BJP president Rajnath Singh today said the party had fired “Modi missile” to solve problems of the country like communalism and corruption.
7:20 pm: The Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a plea challenging BJP’s declaration of Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate for Lok Sabha elections.
7:19 pm: A senior BJP leader from the Seemandhra region U Srinivasa Raju has asked Telugu Desam Party (TDP) dissidents who have filed their nominations from seats allocated to the BJP by the TDP, to follow what he called political alliance “dharma” (duty).
7:05 pm: Actor-turned-BJP candidate Smriti Irani today addressed a series of street corner meetings in Tiloi and Salon areas and said her party “will form the next government at the Centre and Amethi will make its contribution for it”.
6:50 pm: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today took a potshot at his rival Lalu Prasad saying he was a “rental” player of Congress, and considering past record of his RJD, nobody could trust him.
6:05 pm: Andhra Pradesh Congress campaign committee chief Chiranjeevi accused BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi of pushing aside veteran leaders of his party to promote himself.
6:01 pm: On the Election Commission’s advice, cinema theatres in Tamil Nadu will suspend shows tomorrow till 6 PM in view of the single-phase Lok Sabha polls in the state.
5:54 pm: BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today took a dig at the Congress scion saying that her “family has been going strong” for the last 60 years and now its time to build a strong nation.
5:36 pm: Claiming that the country’s borders are not safe under the present regime, BJP leader Amit Shah today said once Narendra Modi becomes the Prime Minister, Pakistani intruders “will not dare to enter” into Indian territory.
5:29 pm: Lashing out at BJP and Sangh Pariwar, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the statements of some of their leaders against the Muslim community were part of a “well-planned conspiracy” to polarise voters in the ongoing elections.
5:2o pm: With ministries routinely referring to the Election Commission notes and proposals they wish the Cabinet to take up, the Cabinet secretariat has ordered that only proposals requiring urgent decisions should be routed to the poll watchdog through it.
4:57 pm: The Election Commission has emphasised the need to be more alert during last 48 hours before the Lok Sabha polling in Punjab impending chances of distribution of cash and liquor to woo voters.
4:56 pm: Coming from the ‘first family’ of Uttar Pradesh politics has not always been a cakewalk for Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s wife Dimple, who is trying to shed the dynasty politics product tag and is banking on her “personal” rapport for a win in this seat in tomorrow’s poll.
4:52 pm: I won’t ask your vote for Sonia but for the nation and your future.
4:51 pm: Don’t give your vote to Sonia Gandhi, give it to your nation, says Priyanka.
4:50 pm: Learn to love every religion but this very concept is under threat.
4:49 pm: Think about what kind of future you want for your kids and nation, says Priyanka.
4:48 pm: In Congress’ eyes, if Nation goes forward it will go ahead as one.
4:47 pm: There’s one more line of thought that says there’s only one man who knows everything and should get all the powers. This kind of viewpoint is being peddled by the rivals, says Priyanka.
4:47 pm: People have the power and people should get their due rights, says Priyanka.
4:46 pm: Be aware of what’s happening around you, says Priyanka to people.
4:45 pm: Priyanka Gandhi addresses a rally in Raebareli.
4:44 pm: A day after creating a controversy over her statement that Muslims should become “communal for their own good, AAP leader Shazia Ilmi today sought to defend herself, saying the remarks made had been picked up from a casual conversation and her tone and tenor was ironic.
4:27 pm: CPI-ML candidate from Gopalganj Lok Sabha constituency Jitendra Manjhi was today arrested from the district collectorate premises soon after he filed his nomination papers in Bihar.
4:25 pm: A notice was issued to the district civil surgeon for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by going ahead with the appointment of a medical social worker at hospital.
4:20 pm: Apprehending arrest after issuance of two non-bailable warrants against him in election related cases, Maharajganj sitting MP and RJD candidate Prabhunath Singh has gone missing.
2.40 pm: Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal has filed his nomination papers from Varanasi.
2.30 pm: Maharashta Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan at The Indian Express Idea Exchange: “In the last 40-50 years, Maharashtra has gone ahead of Gujarat. What Gujarat model is he (Modi) talking about.”
1.55 pm: In Rae Bareli, Priyanka Gandhi continued to target Narendra Modi as she says, “If you’re talking about women’s empowerment, don’t snoop on their conversations.”
1.45 pm: Prithiviraj Chavan has said that Manmohan Singh has opted out of active politics.
1.40 pm: Sadhu Yadav, brother of Rabri Devi, has withdrawn his nomination for LS polls, says he doesn’t want to divide Nitish Kumar’s votes.
1.30 pm: FIR against Shiv Sena Leader Ramdas Kadam for hate speech.
1.20 pm: Reacting over Shazia Ilmi’s ‘communal Muslims’ remarks, BJP leader Arun Jaitley alleged that the AAP’s ideology was populist and only vote oriented. “Its (AAP) ideology is populist and only vote oriented. It demonstrated extreme opportunism,” Jaitley wrote in his campaign diary. Noting that AAP was a “governance disaster” in Delhi, he said that “it only represented political adventurism.”
12.59 pm: Aam Aadmi Party leader Shazia Ilmi has clarified her ‘communal Muslim’ remark, saying she had used the term in sarcasm.
12. 43 pm: Narendra Modi addresses a rally in Gujarat.
12.40 pm: Priyanka Gandhi in UP’s Jagatpur, says people are wise enough to know who will work for them and who won’t.
12.30 pm: Reports suggest Shiv Sena leader Ramdas Kadam booked for controversial remarks against Muslims at a Narendra Modi rally.
12. 10 pm: Arrest warrants have been issued by a local court against former Bihar minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh for his inflammatory speech during a poll meet.
11.44 am: You have to decide if you want to vote for a party that divides people or for one that takes everyone along: Priyanka
11.43 am: You should know which political party is doing what for you: Priyanka Gandhi in Rae Bareli.
Others talks about eradicating graft, but it is the Congress that gave you a tool to fight it, RTI: Priyanka in Rae Bareli.
11.42 am: I may be a mother, daughter, sister and wife, but my identity is that of a woman: Priyanka Gandhi in Rae Bareli.
11.41 am: Priyanka Gandhi campaigns for mother Sonia in Rae Bareli, says what the opposition is doing is not politics, it is aimed at misguiding people.
11.40 am: I am a bankrupt man, need your support to fight elections, says Kejriwal in Varansi.
11.38 am: Where are Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi getting money from for election campaign Kejriwal tears into Gandhis before filing nomination papers in Varanasi: Kejriwal.
11.36 am: People of Amethi were cheated, hope this does not happen with the people of Varanasi, says Kejriwal during his roadshow.
It is for you to decide if you want the ‘helicopter democracy’ or one that goes from door-to-door, says Kejriwal during his roadshow ahead of filing nominations.
11. 35 am: Rahul Gandhi is seen only in his helicopter in Amethi, Modi is also arriving in his helicopter to Varanasi tomorrow, says Kejriwal.
11.34 am: Arvind Kejriwal attacks Gandhis in Varanasi, says there security guards beat up Amethi people in Delhi.
11.30 am: Congress leader Pramod Tiwari has attacked Arvind Kejriwal calling him a Modi agent and accusing him of dividing anti-Modi votes.
11.00 am: The Election Commission has so far seized Rs 240 crore in cash and crores of litres of liquor and drugs. According to the latest data released by the poll panel, officials at the ground have seized Rs 240 crore in cash, including Rs 102 crore in Andhra Pradesh, Rs 39 crore in Tamil Nadu and Rs 20.53 crore in Karnataka.
10.51 am: The Supreme Court has set up a panel to frame guidelines for Centre and states to curb excess expenditure on ads by government and political parties.
10.42 am: According to reports, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has called Giriraj Singh a “mental case”, saying “he remembers Pakistan as his leader Advani ji has come from Pakistan”.
10.25 am: Giriraj Singh has dismissed allegations against him as false, claiming that he has been misquoted. Requesting the Election Commission to reconsider its order, Singh said he would abide by the decision of the poll panel.
9.56 am: Reacting to the statement of Priyanka Gandhi, Arun Jaitley has said that it is the Congress, and not BJP, which has made personal attacks.
9:21 am: Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal holds a roadshow before filing his nomination papers from Varanasi.
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