Lok Sabha polls top updates: You are being misinformed about Congress’ manifesto, Kharge tells Modi

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that he is being misinformed by his advisors about the contents of the Congress’ manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections.

Kharge, in a two-page letter shared on social media, also requested a meeting with Modi to explain to him the Congress’ manifesto so that he does not “make false statements”.

Meanwhile, Janata Dal (Secular) chief and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Wednesday claimed that his party was not getting support from a section of workers of its ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Here’s a look at today’s top developments:

• Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday that he was “neither shocked nor surprised” by his recent speeches. “It was expected that you [Modi] and other leaders from your party would start speaking in this manner after you saw the performance of the BJP in the first phase of the elections,” Kharge said in the letter, shared by him on social media. On Tuesday, Modi claimed at an election rally in Rajasthan that the Congress was providing reservations on the basis of religion to Muslims. Modi also accused the Congress of conspiring to repossess people’s private assets for distribution among a...

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