The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has intensified its campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, planning roadshows and public meetings to connect with voters. The party is targeting the Congress government’s unfulfilled promises and the BJP’s challenges, highlighting issues such as farming distress and social welfare benefits. BRS’s social media cell is also active in countering propaganda from opposition parties.
Former President Donald Trump has voiced opposition to a potential ban on TikTok, which is currently being considered by Congress. Trump has attributed this move to President Joe Biden, despite his own previous attempts to ban the app during his term. According to Trump, Biden is assisting Meta Platforms Inc.’s social media website Facebook in gaining more power and possibly meddling in elections to the detriment of Republicans.
BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao expressed confidence in the party’s ability to win a majority of seats in Telangana during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He highlighted the party’s target of winning 8-10 seats and criticized the Congress government’s performance, stating that its failure to fulfill promises has led to widespread disenchantment among the public.
Legislation requiring TikTok to be sold or face a nationwide ban is rapidly moving through Congress and is expected to become law this week. The move has sparked concerns over the app’s national security risks, with lawmakers citing fears that Chinese government officials could gain access to data on millions of Americans or manipulate the platform for disinformation campaigns. TikTok has denied these claims and is preparing to challenge the law in court, arguing that it violates the First Amendment rights of its American users. The ban would mark an unprecedented step by the US government to shut down a social media platform, and it remains uncertain how quickly or if it will be implemented.
Telangana BJP chief G Kishan Reddy has criticized Congress for failing to keep its promises from the 2023 assembly elections. He claims that both BRS and Congress are trying to mislead voters and alleges that the BRS government has suppressed dissent. Reddy predicts that BJP will win a significant number of seats in Telangana and expresses confidence in the party’s ability to connect with voters.
Home Minister Amit Shah has launched a scathing attack on Congress leader P Chidambaram for his statement that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA) and the three new criminal laws will be revoked if Congress comes to office. Shah called it as a brazen act of appeasement and said that the former finance minister’s party has lost nerve after seeing the first phase of voting. He further said that Congress is hell-bent on harming Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Christian, Sikh, and Parsi communities to appease its vote bank and that CAA is the nation’s law and it ensures that no one can stop citizenship from being granted to the brothers and sisters of these communities who have suffered religious persecution and come to India.
Congress has filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of violating election laws and inciting discord between religious communities in his recent speech in Rajasthan. The party has demanded Modi’s disqualification for serious breaches of Section 123(2), 123 (3A), and 123 (4) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, as well as other provisions of the IPC.
BJP national president J.P. Nadda alleges Congress’s support for anti-national forces, citing the Sanatana row, surgical strikes, and recent Rajya Sabha election incident. The Congress counters, accusing Nadda of spreading religious hatred, alleging a lack of accountability for the Modi government’s performance.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused Congress and Samajwadi Party of engaging in ‘appeasement’ politics and failing to support the minority community. Addressing a rally in Aligarh, PM Modi highlighted his government’s efforts to benefit Muslim women and their families, such as the law against triple talaq and the extension of the Haj quota.
In Rajasthan’s Ajmer Lok Sabha constituency, veteran Congress leader Ram Chandra Choudhary and incumbent BJP MP Bhagirath Choudhary are locked in a close contest. Both candidates are attempting to woo voters from Gujjar and Dalit communities, who hold sway in several Assembly segments. The Congress is counting on Ram Chandra’s popularity among farmers and cattle rearers, while the BJP is banking on its recent victory in seven of the eight Assembly segments in the Lok Sabha seat. The political dynamics in Ajmer have witnessed a shift between the Congress and the BJP over the last three decades, making it difficult for either party to claim a stronghold. Issues such as water scarcity, lack of industries, poor road connectivity, and absence of sewage systems in villages remain key concerns for the voters.
