In the blog, Jaitley has accused the Congress' manifesto of containing "suggestions each one of which will regulate and restrict free journalism and otherwise multiplicity of Indian media".
"It is anachronic. It is not in tune with the times. However, even while drafting this chapter, a new facility is sought to be provided to the terrorists and the insurgents," writes Jaitley.
Update: SC has agreed to hear a writ petition filed against the release of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's biopic on Monday.
Update: Speaking about Yogi Adityanath's 'Modi sena' remark, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while addressing a public rally, says that Modi cannot misuse the Armed Forces as they an impartial institution. "They will change Ambedkar's Constitution if they came to power again. They have already changed a part of it," Banerjee says.
Update: "Mehbooba Mufti should have dissolved the government, but to save her party she decided to go ahead with the BJP," says Omar Abdullah, News18 has reported.
I know CPM (Communist Party of India – Marxist) and the Congress have been fighting in Kerala. I understand that they have to fight us. I am not going to say a word against the CPM. I fully understand that the CPM will have to attack me: Rahul Gandhi
“What Mr. Narendra Modi says and Mr. Yogi Adityanath says is not my concern. The main issues are problems being faced by farmers and that of unemployment,” Rahul Gandhi has said.
There is a feeling in south India that the way the government is working, the way Modi and RSS is working, people are feeling that there is an attack on their culture and tradition: Rahul Gandhi
Nishad Party leader and Gorakhpur Member of Parliament Praveen Nishad has joined the BJP. The party will support BJP in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha polls.
Update: BJP has named HS Patel as its candidate from Ahmedabad East constituency in Gujarat.
Update: Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad is likely to join the BJP soon and merge his party with saffron party, reports suggest. His son Praveen Nishad was elected as the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha MP on an SP ticket in the by-polls there earlier. Nishad Party had recently broken its ties with the Mahagathbandhan.
Rahul Gandhi is filing his nomination from Wayanad, Kerala.
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and other leaders of the party are set to hold a road show on their way to filing the nomination in Wayanad.
Updates: Congress has announced that Babubhai Katara and Sherkhan Pathan will contest from Dahod and Bharuch in Gujarat. Earlier, reports had suggested that senior party leader Ahmed Patel was likely to be fielded from Bharuch.
Updates: Hanuman Beniwal's RLP has reportedly joined hands with the BJP in Rajasthan. The party will contest from Nagaur.
Rahul Gandhi is on his way to Wayanad from Kozhikode to file his nomination there. He is expected to be accompanied by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Union Minister Smriti Irani on Congress President Rahul Gandhi: He enjoyed a position of power for 15 years because of the support from Amethi, but now he is going to file nomination from elsewhere. This is an insult of Amethi and people here will not tolerate this.
Update: The Election Commission has seized Rs 377.51 crore cash, Rs 157 crore worth liquor, Rs 705 crore worth of drugs and Rs 312 crore worth precious metals till date.
In the blog, Jaitley has accused the Congress' manifesto of containing "suggestions each one of which will regulate and restrict free journalism and otherwise multiplicity of Indian media".
"It is anachronic. It is not in tune with the times. However, even while drafting this chapter, a new facility is sought to be provided to the terrorists and the insurgents," writes Jaitley.
Update: SC has agreed to hear a writ petition filed against the release of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's biopic on Monday.
Update: Speaking about Yogi Adityanath's 'Modi sena' remark, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while addressing a public rally, says that Modi cannot misuse the Armed Forces as they an impartial institution. "They will change Ambedkar's Constitution if they came to power again. They have already changed a part of it," Banerjee says.
Update: "Mehbooba Mufti should have dissolved the government, but to save her party she decided to go ahead with the BJP," says Omar Abdullah, News18 has reported.
I know CPM (Communist Party of India – Marxist) and the Congress have been fighting in Kerala. I understand that they have to fight us. I am not going to say a word against the CPM. I fully understand that the CPM will have to attack me: Rahul Gandhi
“What Mr. Narendra Modi says and Mr. Yogi Adityanath says is not my concern. The main issues are problems being faced by farmers and that of unemployment,” Rahul Gandhi has said.
There is a feeling in south India that the way the government is working, the way Modi and RSS is working, people are feeling that there is an attack on their culture and tradition: Rahul Gandhi
Nishad Party leader and Gorakhpur Member of Parliament Praveen Nishad has joined the BJP. The party will support BJP in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha polls.
Update: BJP has named HS Patel as its candidate from Ahmedabad East constituency in Gujarat.
Update: Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad is likely to join the BJP soon and merge his party with saffron party, reports suggest. His son Praveen Nishad was elected as the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha MP on an SP ticket in the by-polls there earlier. Nishad Party had recently broken its ties with the Mahagathbandhan.
Rahul Gandhi is filing his nomination from Wayanad, Kerala.
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and other leaders of the party are set to hold a road show on their way to filing the nomination in Wayanad.
Updates: Congress has announced that Babubhai Katara and Sherkhan Pathan will contest from Dahod and Bharuch in Gujarat. Earlier, reports had suggested that senior party leader Ahmed Patel was likely to be fielded from Bharuch.
Updates: Hanuman Beniwal's RLP has reportedly joined hands with the BJP in Rajasthan. The party will contest from Nagaur.
Rahul Gandhi is on his way to Wayanad from Kozhikode to file his nomination there. He is expected to be accompanied by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Union Minister Smriti Irani on Congress President Rahul Gandhi: He enjoyed a position of power for 15 years because of the support from Amethi, but now he is going to file nomination from elsewhere. This is an insult of Amethi and people here will not tolerate this.
Update: The Election Commission has seized Rs 377.51 crore cash, Rs 157 crore worth liquor, Rs 705 crore worth of drugs and Rs 312 crore worth precious metals till date.