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Use of phrases like ‘vote jihad’ in Maharashtra polls under ECI scanner, says official

The use of controversial phrases like “vote jihad” during the assembly election campaign in Maharashtra is under the Election Commission of India scanner, a poll official told the news agency PTI on Wednesday. The Election Commission of India Maharashtra's additional chief electoral officer Dr Kiran Kulkarni said that the use of such terms during the election campaign has serious repercussions. …

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4 weeks ago

Atul Limaye: RSS strategist who enabled the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance to pull off a historic victory in Maharashtra

Op India

The historic victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party -led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra has surprised everyone. Aside from this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rapid rallies and slogans such as ‘Ek hein to safe hein’, programs like ‘Ladki behna yojana,’ the Mahayuti government’s developmental initiatives and the opposition’s Muslim appeasement policies were the primary causes of its success. When these key …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

After a setback in Maharashtra during Lok Sabha elections, BJP-led Mahayuti alliance rebounds in style

Op India

The National Democratic Alliance, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, has performed extraordinarily well in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. The assembly elections victory marked a significant comeback for the BJP-led alliance and demonstrated that the BJP’s effective strategies can secure voters’ trust. The BJP secured 15 out of 36 seats there, while ally Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena faction secured six …

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1 month ago

Incendiary poll slogans: 15 reports sent to ECI

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: The state branch of the Election Commission of India has sent at least 15 reports to the ECI headquarters in New Delhi regarding objectionable slogans and statements by political leaders – such as vote jihad, batenge toh katenge and dharmayudh – in the run-up to and during the assembly poll held on Wednesday. Incendiary poll slogans: 15 reports sent …

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1 month ago

Maharashtra polls: ‘Vote jihad’ battle intensifies as campaign nears end

Hindustan Times

The Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday accused Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and other Bharatiya Janata Party leaders of giving a religious colour to the upcoming assembly polls by raking up ‘vote jihad’ for the sake of votes. Earlier on Friday, BJP leader and home minister Devendra Fadnavis had called for a ‘dharma-yudh of votes’ to …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Pawar accuses Fadnavis of coining ‘vote jihad’ to polarise Assembly poll

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday accused BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis of giving religious colour to the state Assembly election by talking about “vote jihad”. In his election rally a day before, Mr. Fadnavis played a video clip of All India Muslim Personal Law Board member Maulana Sajad Nomani appealing to people to carry out “vote jihad”. The BJP …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Maharashtra polls: ED conducts raids at 23 locations after illegal transactions worth Rs 125 crores unearthed from Malegaon bank

Op India

On Thursday, 14th November, the Enforcement Directorate conducted raids at 23 locations throughout poll-bound Maharashtra and adjacent Gujarat as part of a probe into a money laundering case involving a Malegaon-based businessman. This comes a week after the Malegaon police charged a ‘businessman’ identified as Siraj Ahmed Harun Meman with misusing 12 people’s bank accounts and conducting transactions worth Rs …

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Maharashtra polls: Fadnavis brings up ‘vote jihad’, ‘dharma yudh’ in Versova

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: Soon after returning from Nagpur on Monday, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis campaigned for Mahayuti candidates Bharti Latkar and Vidya Thakur from Versova and Goregaon constituencies respectively, where he underlined BJP’s Hindutva stand. Nov 10, 2024: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis addressed a public rally in Andheri West, Mumbai, as part of the election campaign for Vidya Thakur, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

‘Our ancestors did jihad against British, yours wrote love letters’: Owaisi attacks Fadnavis over ‘vote jihad ’ remark

Hindustan Times

Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday attacked Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis over his ‘vote jihad’ remarks, saying that the BJP leader's ideological ancestors wrote ‘love letters’ to the British instead of fighting them. Earlier on Saturday, Fadnavis had claimed that ‘vote jihad’ had started in poll-bound Maharashtra, which should be countered by a ‘dharma yuddha’ of votes. …

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Maharashtra Election 2024 BJP MP Dhananjay Mahadik Apologises for Controversial Remarks on Ladki Bahin Yojana Beneficiaries Congress MVA

ABP News

Maharashtra Election 2024: BJP Rajya Sabha member Dhananjay Mahadik sparked intense backlash over his controversial remarks regarding the Mahayuti’s Ladki Bahin Yojana when he suggested that women receiving financial aid of Rs 1,500 under the scheme would have their assistance discontinued if they were seen attending opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi rallies. Mahadik’s comments came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Polls: Fadnavis Calls For 'Dharma-Yuddha' Against 'Vote Jihad', Says 'This Election Is For Crushing...'

ABP News

Maharashtra Assembly Elections: Addressing a poll rally in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Saturday that "Vote Jihad" should be countered by "Dharma-yuddha" of votes. In an apparent reference to Shiv Sena chief and former BJP ally Uddhav Thackeray, Fadnavis stated that people have begun calling late Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, who gave the …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Does BJP use same language when PM visits Arab nations: Owaisi on ‘vote jihad'

Deccan Chronicle

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday slammed the BJP over its leaders' “vote jihad” remark and asked if they use the same language when the prime minister visits Arab countries. Asked about the allegations that some NGOs in Maharashtra are working to propagate ‘vote jihad', Owaisi said anyone can campaign in an election by abiding by the law. …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Meet Marathi Muslim Seva Sangh (MMSS), NGO practicing 'vote jihad', instigating hatred, fear among Muslims to vote against BJP

Op India

On Friday, 8th November, BJP’s Kirit Somaiya filed a police complaint at Mulund Police station in Maharashtra’s Mumbai against the Marathi Muslim Seva Sangh alleging them of practising vote jihad ahead of the state assembly elections, voting for which is scheduled to happen on 20th November. It has come to the fore that around 180 NGOs are working on the …

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'Vote jihad' in Maharashtra? Over 180 'NGOs' work to enrol Muslim voters, polarise them under the pretext of creating voter awareness

Op India

The assembly elections in Maharashtra are just 10-12 days away. The said ‘NGOs’ are working specifically among the Muslim community to raise ‘awareness’ and increase the community’s voter turnout against the BJP, the strategy that helped the MVA led by Congress during the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. Thakur also highlighted that concerns among Muslim voters regarding central government policies, …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

"TMC cheated OBCs in West Bengal for vote jihad": PM Modi

Op India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Trinamool Congress-led government in West Bengal cheated the Other Backward Classes in the state and snatched away their rights to appease the Muslim communities. They played with the rights of lakhs of OBC, a right which Dr Baba Saheb had given to them.” Expressing his surprise over West Bengal Chief Minister …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi: People have to decide if ‘vote jihad’ will work or Ram Rajya

The Hindu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 7 said the country has reached a turning point in history and the people have to decide whether it will be run by "vote jihad" or Ram Rajya. Addressing a rally in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, Mr. Modi hit out at the Opposition Congress, saying its intent is very dangerous and it calls for …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

People have to decide if 'vote jihad' will work or Ram Rajya: PM Modi

New Indian Express

KHARGONE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the country has reached a turning point in history and the people have to decide whether it will be run by "vote jihad" or Ram Rajya. Addressing a rally in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, Modi hit out at the opposition Congress, saying its intent is very dangerous and it calls for "vote …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Yogi Adityanath attacks SP leader's ‘vote jihad’ remark in UP's Farrukhabad: ‘Conspiracy to…’

Hindustan Times

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that those who talk about 'jihad' are tarnishing democracy and they should remember that India is the land of Lord Ram and Lord Krishna. His remarks came days after Samajwadi Party leader Maria Alam, the niece of senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid, called for "vote jihad" in favour of Naval Kishore …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Hindus have become second class citizens in Bengal’: PM Modi slams Mamata govt

India TV News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lamented Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress during his public address in Bardhaman-Durgapur, Krishnanagar and Bolpur in West Bengal saying that TMC has reduced Hindus to second-class citizens. Starting with the slogans of Jai Maa Durga, Jai Maa Kali and Har Har Mahadev, Modi spoke vividly and furiously about various hot issues, including Sandeshkhali, Ram mandir, …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan desperate to make 'Shehzada' Prime Minister: PM Modi targets Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat's Anand

India TV News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed Rahul Gandhi and Congress on Thursday, saying Pakistan is desperate to make Rahul Gandhi the next Prime Minister. Modi's remark comes after Pakistan's former minister Fawad Chaudhary shared a video of Rahul Gandhi on social media and praised him. Taking aim at Rahul Gandhi, PM Modi said that Pakistan is desperate to make the prince …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

OPINION | ‘VOTE JIHAD’ SLOGAN TO MOBILISE MUSLIM VOTERS

India TV News

A new phrase ‘Vote Jihad’ was heard in the election lexicon of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. Canvassing for SP candidate Nawal Kishore Shakya, Maria Alam Khan said, those Muslims who are supporting the BJP rival are nothing but ‘traitors of the community’ and all social contacts with them should be stopped. Speaking about the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

TV actor Rupali Ganguly, astrologer Ameya Joshi join BJP

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: TV actor Rupali Ganguly, famous for her roles in TV serials, such as Sarabhai vs Sarabhai and Anupamaa, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party here on Wednesday ahead of the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Along with Ganguly, Ameya Joshi, a social worker and astrologer from Maharashtra, also joined the BJP at the party headquarters in the …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

FIR against Salman Khurshid's niece Maria Alam Khan for 'vote jihad' appeal

India TV News

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: An FIR has been registered against Samajwadi Party leader and Congress leader Salman Khurshid's niece, Maria Alam Khan, for her controversial speech in which she appealed for 'vote Jihad' terming it as necessary in the current situation for the minority community to defeat the BJP government. Earlier today, Maria Alam Khan stirred a major controversy as …

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Use of phrases like ‘vote jihad’ in Maharashtra polls under ECI scanner, says official

Atul Limaye: RSS strategist who enabled the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance to pull off a historic victory in Maharashtra

After a setback in Maharashtra during Lok Sabha elections, BJP-led Mahayuti alliance rebounds in style

Incendiary poll slogans: 15 reports sent to ECI

Maharashtra polls: ‘Vote jihad’ battle intensifies as campaign nears end

Pawar accuses Fadnavis of coining ‘vote jihad’ to polarise Assembly poll

Maharashtra polls: ED conducts raids at 23 locations after illegal transactions worth Rs 125 crores unearthed from Malegaon bank

Maharashtra polls: Fadnavis brings up ‘vote jihad’, ‘dharma yudh’ in Versova

‘Our ancestors did jihad against British, yours wrote love letters’: Owaisi attacks Fadnavis over ‘vote jihad ’ remark

Maharashtra Election 2024 BJP MP Dhananjay Mahadik Apologises for Controversial Remarks on Ladki Bahin Yojana Beneficiaries Congress MVA

Maharashtra Polls: Fadnavis Calls For 'Dharma-Yuddha' Against 'Vote Jihad', Says 'This Election Is For Crushing...'

Does BJP use same language when PM visits Arab nations: Owaisi on ‘vote jihad'

Meet Marathi Muslim Seva Sangh (MMSS), NGO practicing 'vote jihad', instigating hatred, fear among Muslims to vote against BJP

'Vote jihad' in Maharashtra? Over 180 'NGOs' work to enrol Muslim voters, polarise them under the pretext of creating voter awareness

"TMC cheated OBCs in West Bengal for vote jihad": PM Modi

PM Modi: People have to decide if ‘vote jihad’ will work or Ram Rajya

People have to decide if 'vote jihad' will work or Ram Rajya: PM Modi

Yogi Adityanath attacks SP leader's ‘vote jihad’ remark in UP's Farrukhabad: ‘Conspiracy to…’

‘Hindus have become second class citizens in Bengal’: PM Modi slams Mamata govt

Pakistan desperate to make 'Shehzada' Prime Minister: PM Modi targets Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat's Anand

OPINION | ‘VOTE JIHAD’ SLOGAN TO MOBILISE MUSLIM VOTERS

TV actor Rupali Ganguly, astrologer Ameya Joshi join BJP

FIR against Salman Khurshid's niece Maria Alam Khan for 'vote jihad' appeal