BJP leader Om Birla to file nomination for Lok Sabha polls today; expresses confidence to win 3rd time

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan alleged this by putting a poser, "If the Odisha Cabinet had not decided to sell tribal lands?"
Pradhan severely criticized BJD Lok Sabha candidate Pradeep Majhi for making a false statement based on a fake video of Amit Shah.

"While the video has been proven fake, a case has been registered against Telangana Chief Minister. It has been a practice of Gumasta to spread lies during the election campaign. It is disappointing that Majhi gave the statement based on the fake video at the behest of imported Gumasta," said Pradhan.

He urged the Chief Electoral Officer to take legal action against Majhi for making a concocted and falst statement, which is moving on social media. He said the BJP strongly condemned Majhi's statement.

The Union Minister said that there can't be a criminal offence more than making wrong comments in the name of the Home Minister of the country.

He said the Odisha government doesn't deserve to talk about tribals' protection. "Who made the Cabinet decision to sell tribal land? If the Chief Minister has any morals, he should speak his party's words. Did not he take a Cabinet decision to sell the tribal land last year to give it to the capitalists? Didn't the Cabinet change its decision under the pressure of tribals? Who conspired to sabotage tribals by changing the constitution, wanted to know the Union Minister.

Pradhan slammed the State government saying it filed more than 50,000 excise and forest-related and other cases against the tribals and subsequently promised to withdraw the cases.

"Will not tribal people collect Mahul and other forest products to eke out their living? However, the State government filed cases against the tribals for collecting forest products and, on the other hand, giving a free hand to the liquor mafia of Jharkhand to enhance its excise business," pointed out Pradhan.

Slamming the government for not holding a tribal advisory committee (TAC) meeting, Pradhan exuded confidence that tribals would give a befitting reply to the BJD government this time.

Regarding OBC reservation, Pradhan said the Naveen Patnaik government has emerged first in the country for not providing 27 percent reservation to the category.

Raising another issue, Pradhan said Ganjam has become the birthplace of Dadans (migrant labourers) and Hinjili has taken center stage even though Naveen Patnaik was CM five times. A similar situation has prevailed in Kantabanji too.

While the Chief Minister has filed nomination papers for Hinjili today, Pradhan demanded that the Chief Minister publish a white paper on what he has done for the employment of the youth of Hinjili during the long 24-year rule.

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Speaking on his relationship with Kohli, Shah Rukh said, “I spent a lot of time with him, I just love him. We say that he is our son-in-law, he is our fraternity's ‘Daamad’. I have known him the most compared to other players. I have known Virat and Anushka for a long time, and spent a lot of time with them.

“I have known him since his dating period was going on and I was shooting the film with Anushka. So, he spent many days with us, and became very friendly,” the KKR co-owner told Star Sports.

Shah Rukh has worked with Virat’s wife and actress Anushka Sharma in many films like ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’, ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ among others. He had also attended their wedding back in 2017. But it's not just on-screen magic that binds these two; their off-screen encounters are equally enchanting.

“So, I taught him the Pathan movie title song dance steps. I saw him in one of the India matches, he tried to do the dance with Ravindra Jadeja in the match. They were trying to do that dance step, I was very sad that they were doing it so badly! I told them that let me make you learn the steps so that in the next World Cup and other Championships, whenever you dance at least you will call me and ask how to do the steps,” SRK added.

Fans can watch the interview with Shahrukh Khan on Star Sports Network on May 3, 2024 from 6.15 pm IST.

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"I want to assure the citizens of the country that those who looted the country will have to pay back. This is Modi's guarantee," said PM Modi in his address at the campaign rally for the BJP nominee Sudhakar Shrangare who is pitted against Congress candidate Shivaji Kalge.

"During the Congress government, one would read new scams in newspapers every morning. The heading was Coalgate, a scam of so many lakhs of crores in coal. What is the headline now? So many crores of rupees were caught from here and there. Today, bundles of notes were found in the mattress. A lot of money was found in the garage. Does this news come or not? You choose me for the job of weeding out the corruption or not? Should I do this work or not? Today, these looters are rotting in jail. I want to assure the citizens of the country that those who have looted the country have to pay back. This is Modi's guarantee," said PM Modi.

PM Modi targeted the Congress, saying "The people of our country have always been hardworking, the youth have always been talented. But Congress has sinned crushing the dreams of Indian youth for 60 years. Congress has considered only one family. But Modi thinks of every family in the country. My India, my family."

"We're simplifying old rules. Last year, we got rid of more than 40,000 compliances. Today, when this burden is removed from the citizens of the country, they are making good efforts in every sector," PM Modi said.

He claimed that Congress' manifesto this time had the "stamp" of the Muslim League.

"Congress has never allowed SC, ST or OBC leadership to advance. The reason Congress is angry with Modi is because Modi is talking about Dalit, oppressed and the underprivileged," he claimed.

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"In the last 10 years, most MLAs and MPs from SC, ST and OBC communities are with BJP and NDA. More than 60 per cent of the ministers in the Union Cabinet belong to the SC, ST and OBC communities. Today the SC, ST, OBC communities believe in Modi because the lives of crores of such families have changed in the last 10 years. Some got free ration, some got free treatment, there are crores of colleagues who were given their first solid house after many generations," said PM Modi amid loud applause from the audience.

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