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Wayanad went to the polls on April 26 in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections.

“He should have shown the political morality. He should have informed the people of Wayanad about Rae Bareli. It is not acceptable that he kept this away from the people of Wayanad,” said Annie Raja.

She is the wife of the CPI General Secretary D. Raja and was a surprise choice of her party, as CPI is part of the INDIA bloc.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Rahul Gandhi's decision to contest from Wayanad was a huge surprise and he won with the highest margin of 4.37 lakh votes from Kerala.

Prime Minister Modi will address three public meetings in West Bengal -- one in Bardhman-Durgapur Lok Sabha seat at 11 a.m., another in Krishnanagar Lok Sabha seat at 12:45 p.m., followed by a third one in Bolpur Lok Sabha seat at 2:30 p.m. Later, he will address a public meeting in Jharkhand's Singhbhum Lok Sabha seat at 5 p.m.

Home Minister Amit Shah will address public meetings in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa.

The Home Minister will first address a public meeting in Karnataka's Chikkodi Lok Sabha seat in Hukkeri district at 12 p.m., followed by two public meetings in Maharashtra -- one in Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha seat of Ratnagiri district at 2:30 p.m. and another in Sangli Lok Sabha constituency of Sangli district at 4:15 p.m. Later, Amit Shah will visit Goa and address a public meeting in North Goa Lok Sabha seat of North Goa at 6:30 p.m.

Major political developments that will unfold across the country today:

*BJP National President J.P. Nadda will address a public meeting and a roadshow in Gujarat. He will first address a public meeting in BJP district office in Dahod followed by interaction with people of Gujarat in Ahmedabad at 1:30 p.m. Later, the BJP National President will hold a roadshow at 5:30 p.m. followed by interaction with party workers at 8 p.m. in Kachchh.

*Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will address three public meetings in the state -- one in Sambhal Lok Sabha seat at 12:10 p.m., another in Badaun Lok Sabha seat at 1:45 p.m. and a third one in Aonla Lok Sabha seat at 3:35 p.m.

*Congress National General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will hold a public meeting in Gujarat's Banaskantha at 11 a.m. and a roadshow in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur Sikri at 3 p.m.

*Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh will address a public meeting in Badarpur Assembly constituency at 7 p.m.

* Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader Sachin Pilot will address a public meeting in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior Lok Sabha seat and campaign for party candidate Praveen Pathak at 3:40 p.m.

*Sachin Pilot will also address a public meeting in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh Lok Sabha seat and campaign for former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh at 10 a.m.

*Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge will address public meeting in Gujarat's Ahmedabad at 7:30 p.m.

*Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav will address two public meetings in Uttar Pradesh -- one in Kishni, Mainpuri, at 12:15 p.m. and another in Karhal along with wife Dimple Yadav.

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address public meetings in West Bengal and Jharkhand on Thursday.

Prime Minister Modi will address three public meetings in West Bengal -- one in Bardhman-Durgapur Lok Sabha seat at 11 a.m., another in Krishnanagar Lok Sabha seat at 12:45 p.m., followed by a third one in Bolpur Lok Sabha seat at 2:30 p.m. Later, he will address a public meeting in Jharkhand's Singhbhum Lok Sabha seat at 5 p.m.

Home Minister Amit Shah will address public meetings in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa.

The Home Minister will first address a public meeting in Karnataka's Chikkodi Lok Sabha seat in Hukkeri district at 12 p.m., followed by two public meetings in Maharashtra -- one in Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha seat of Ratnagiri district at 2:30 p.m. and another in Sangli Lok Sabha constituency of Sangli district at 4:15 p.m. Later, Amit Shah will visit Goa and address a public meeting in North Goa Lok Sabha seat of North Goa at 6:30 p.m.

Major political developments that will unfold across the country today:

*BJP National President J.P. Nadda will address a public meeting and a roadshow in Gujarat. He will first address a public meeting in BJP district office in Dahod followed by interaction with people of Gujarat in Ahmedabad at 1:30 p.m. Later, the BJP National President will hold a roadshow at 5:30 p.m. followed by interaction with party workers at 8 p.m. in Kachchh.

*Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will address three public meetings in the state -- one in Sambhal Lok Sabha seat at 12:10 p.m., another in Badaun Lok Sabha seat at 1:45 p.m. and a third one in Aonla Lok Sabha seat at 3:35 p.m.

*Congress National General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will hold a public meeting in Gujarat's Banaskantha at 11 a.m. and a roadshow in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur Sikri at 3 p.m.

*Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh will address a public meeting in Badarpur Assembly constituency at 7 p.m.

* Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader Sachin Pilot will address a public meeting in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior Lok Sabha seat and campaign for party candidate Praveen Pathak at 3:40 p.m.

*Sachin Pilot will also address a public meeting in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh Lok Sabha seat and campaign for former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh at 10 a.m.

*Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge will address public meeting in Gujarat's Ahmedabad at 7:30 p.m.

*Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav will address two public meetings in Uttar Pradesh -- one in Kishni, Mainpuri, at 12:15 p.m. and another in Karhal along with wife Dimple Yadav.

(IANS)

A division bench of Allahabad High Court had, on Tuesday, restrained the entry of two lawyers in the district court, Allahabad compound.

President of the district bar association, Rajendra Mishra said on Friday, “The licences of four lawyers -- Ran Vijay Singh, Mohd Asif, Mohd Mehtab and Mohd Aftab -- have been cancelled. Ran Vijay Singh and Mohd Asif have also been restrained from entering the district court premises of Prayagraj by the high court. We have cancelled the licences of four lawyers as their names were also mentioned as accused in the FIR lodged by litigants at Colnelganj police station on April 29.”

Acting on the reference sent by district judge, Prayagraj, a division bench had also issued notice to both the lawyers asking them why should they not be punished for criminal contempt.

The court had also directed the Prayagraj district judge to submit a report after perusing CCTV footage relating to the involvement of other counsels or individuals in the incident.

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The court in the same order had also directed Commissioner of Police, Prayagraj to submit a report regarding existing security arrangements in the district court.

(IANS)