EC imposes fresh 48-hour ban on SP leader Azam Khan for threatening poll authorities, making communal remarks (PTI)

Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE: The Election Commission has forced a new 48-hour prohibition on Samajwadi Party pioneer Azam Khan for "undermining" survey experts, "making common comments". 

Congress president Rahul Gandhi indicated an intrigue behind the flame which broke out at Shastri Bhawan this evening. "Modi ji, consuming records won't spare you. Your day of judgment is coming," he tweeted. 

Hitting out at SP boss Akhilesh Yadav over missing taps at his administration lodge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that "samajwad" (communism) of robbery is profound established in him. 

Aam Aadmi Party pioneer Atishi, the gathering's competitor from East Delhi, has asked Gautam Gambhir for what valid reason he chose to enter legislative issues after he turned down her "open test" for a discussion. "In the event that you don't trust in discussions, at that point why have you entered governmental issues? The Delhi government is going to begin a cricket foundation, for what reason don't you run that?" she asked him on Twitter after Gambhir told journalist that he doesn't put stock in "dharna or discusses".

The Supreme Court has pulled up Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for attributing the 'Chowkidar Chor Hai' remark to the court and said he is compelling the bench to take action against him for contempt. "We never said it.. You attributed the comment to us and now you are trying to justify it," a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi



said. 

The Supreme Court adjourned a plea by Congress MP Sushmita Dev alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah have been violating the Model Code of Conduct during their campaigning for Lok Sabha polls after the Election Commission said it will hold a meeting today to address the complaints. 

The apex court will also hear Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s contempt case. The Supreme Court had issued a notice to Gandhi for his remarks in the Rafale case, rejecting his plea to lay the matter to rest after he expressed regret. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi would hear the contempt plea against Gandhi together with the petitions seeking review of its December verdict on the Rafale fighter jet deal with France today. The court has exempted Gandhi from making a personal appearance in the case.

Mean while, Rahul Gandhi will go to Madhya Pradesh to battle for Congress hopefuls over the state. Gandhi will initially achieve area Tikamgarh and afterward Damoh. Later in the day, he is booked to crusade in Panna region of Madhya Pradesh. 

Then again, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will battle in one seat in Bihar and various seats in Uttar Pradesh. PM Modi's first rally will be in Bihar's Muzaffarpur where the BJP has handled sitting MP Ajay Nishad who had vanquished Akhilesh Prasad Singh of the Congress by in excess of 2 lakh votes in 2014 Lok Sabha races. At that point, the Prime Minister will continue to UP to rally in Bahraich and Barabanki.