Today’s news features a busy schedule with PM Modi visiting Russia and Austria, Rahul Gandhi returning to Rae Bareli, a court ruling on charges against CM Kejriwal, and OpenAI’s final API cut-off in China.
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Akhilesh Yadav, the president of the Samajwadi Party (SP), expressed confidence that the SP-Congress alliance would triumph in the Rae Bareli and Amethi Lok Sabha constituencies with record-breaking margins. He emphasized the strength of the alliance and predicted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would suffer a significant defeat.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has declared that he would ensure equal development for both Amethi and Rae Bareli if his party wins the Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a rally in Rae Bareli alongside Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Gandhi emphasized that his party’s commitment to balanced development extended to both constituencies. He reiterated the party’s promise of providing a monthly stipend of Rs. 8,500 to each youth and reversing the Agniveer scheme.
The Congress party’s delay in announcing candidates for the Amethi and Rae Bareli constituencies in Uttar Pradesh has sparked confusion and speculation. In Amethi, where Rahul Gandhi lost to the BJP’s Smriti Irani in 2019, local Congress workers expect his candidature to be announced soon. However, Gandhi is also contesting from Wayanad in Kerala, and analysts believe that the party may not want to affect his prospects there by announcing his candidacy from Amethi. In Rae Bareli, which was represented by Sonia Gandhi for 20 years, the expectation is that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will contest. This has led to speculation that the BJP may field Varun Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s cousin, against her.