Speech Affected as Hands Tied!
During his Kathua speech, Rajnath Singh had to hold microphone as the mike installed on dais was not functioning. Rajnath said he couldn’t speak for long as he was not used to holding a mike while speaking as it distracted him. Singh may have made the remarks in jest, but organisers may not have had it that easy as Jitendra Singh, whose rally Rajnath was addressing, must have given his team a dressing down.
Counting Punches
Heated exchanges are common during election time though senior leaders are expected to maintain decorum. In Jabalpur, a news channel had organised a debate in which a BJP MLA from one of the city seats and a former lawmaker almost came to blows on stage. They were pacified, but a few of their supporters in the audience got into a no-holds barred scuffle.
Rescue Mission in Khajuraho
After papers of Khajuraho’s SP candidate Mira Yadav were rejected, Congress and SP have decided to back All India Forward Block candidate Raja Bhaiya Prajapati, a retired IAS officer. Congress and SP leaders from the area have proposed to their party leadership to hold a joint rally of Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav in support of the candidate
