In the final phase of campaigning before voting in the last and seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019 scheduled for May 19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed multiple rallies across Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Delhi chief minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal also addressed public meetings in Punjab.

BJP chief Amit Shah addressed three rallies in West Bengal.

The counting of votes will be done on May 23.

7:15 pm IST Atishi to appear before court to record her statement in Gambhir voter ID case Delhi’s Tees Hazari Court has fixed May 31 as the date to record the pre summoning evidence in the Gautam Gambhir voter ID case. Complainant Atishi is to appear before the court to record her statement in the matter, on next hearing. :ANI





6:10 pm IST It is you who should be ashamed over 1984 riots, PM Modi tells naamdaars “Is the mentor of the naamdaars being scolded for publically admitting what they all think about the 1984 riots? It is you who should be ashamed,” said PM Modi.





5:50 pm IST ‘1984 riots victims denied compensation due to Cong’s deeds’: PM Modi in Bhatinda “It has been 35 years since the 1984 riots. Because of the Congress’ deeds, the compensation that the victims deserved to get was denied to them. The Congress only formed committees and commissions and continued to dismiss the matter of compensation,” said PM Modi in Punjab’s Bhatinda. :BJP





5:15 pm IST Priyanka Gandhi visits Mahakaleshwar temple Priyanka Gandhi visited Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar temple while she was in Madhya Pradesh for election campaign, and prayed for the safety and prosperity of the nation. :ANI आज कांग्रेस महासचिव @priyankagandhi ने उज्जैन के महाकालेश्वर मंदिर में पूजा-अर्चना करके भगवान शिव से देश की समृद्धि और अमन-चैन की प्रार्थना की। pic.twitter.com/ni7kjSLb6I — Congress (@INCIndia) May 13, 2019





4:35 pm IST ‘All politicians, including me, powered by your vote’: Priyanka Gandhi “All politicians, including me, are powered by your vote. Without the power bestowed upon them by you, none of the politicians have the guts to come to the stage and live lectures. Bring to power a government that will give your power back in your hands,” said Priyanka Gandhi.





4:30 pm IST ‘Why does the ascetic, nationalist PM not keep farmers, youth, my sisters safe?’: Priyanka Gandhi “Why does the nationalist prime minister not keep the farmers, youth, or my sisters safe? Do they not deserve to be protected?” asked Priyanka Gandhi.





4:20 pm IST ‘Farmers have been completely ignored in the past years’: Priyanka Gandhi “Farmers have been ignored in the past five years. The ascetic PM has not been able to give them the cost of production, or the seeds they required. The farmers came to Delhi barefoot in protests and asked the prime minister to listen to them but he does not have time for the poor people of the country,” said Priyanka Gandhi in Ratlam.





4:15 pm IST ‘What posters advertising Modi govt say is contrary to reality’: Priyanka Gandhi “There has been a gap in reality and the advertisement done by the Modi government. I went to Uttar Pradesh only to find out that contrary to the posters saying ‘Bijli bil par maari talvaar, ek baar phir Modi sarkar’, there was no electricity in people’s houses and the bills were heavy,” said Priyanka Gandhi in Ratlam.





3:55 pm IST When questioned on their ancestors, they say “hua to hua”, says PM Modi “They ask for votes in the name of their ancestors, but when questioned on their (ancestors) misdeeds, they say “hua to hua”, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Solan, Himachal Pradesh. :ANI





3:45 pm IST Priyanka Gandhi to address rally in Ratlam Congress General Secretary for UP (East), Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, at a rally in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam. :ANI Congress General Secretary for UP (East), Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, at a rally in Ratlam, #MadhyaPradesh pic.twitter.com/QsS8ayNPnk — ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2019





3:15 pm IST PM Modi addresses public rally in Solan “Those who are themselves on bail search new words from their dictionary daily to abuse your ‘chowkidaar’. But your ‘chowkidaar’ is not going to budge because of their abuses, “We have also eaten the mushroom of Solan”, said PM Modi in Solan, Himachal Pradesh. :ANI





2:37 pm IST ‘Sam Pitroda must apologise for his 1984 riots remarks’: Rahul Gandhi While concluding his Punjab’s Ludhiana, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said that he spoke to Congress leader Sam Pitroda over his remark on 1984 anti-Sikh riots and said that he must apologise for the remark.





2:23 pm IST If Cong comes to power, no farmer will be jailed for non-repayment of loans: Rahul Gandhi “As we have stated in our manifesto, once we get elected to power no farmer will ever go to jail to non-repayment of farm loans,” said Rahul Gandhi in Punjab’s Ludhiana.





2:19 pm IST ‘Nyay scheme will jump-start India’s economy’: Rahul Gandhi “Demonetisation and GST led to large scale unemployment. It affected the purchasing power of the people. Congress’s Nyay scheme will jump-start India’s economy,” said Rahul Gandhi in Ludhiana.





2:15 pm IST Planned Nyay keeping in mind small businesses in the country: Rahul Gandhi “I asked economists to come with an amount that can be given to the poor of the country without disturbing the economic activities in the country and also without hampering the activities of small businesses. Before we released the party manifesto they told us that we can give Rs 72,000 per year to crores of people,” said Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in Punjab.





2:08 pm IST Rahul Gandi addresses poll rally in Punjab’s Ludhiana While addressing a poll rally in Punjab’s Ludhiana Congress national chief Rahul Gandhi said that at present over 27,000 youths lose employment every day in India.





1:38 pm IST Need to oust TMC govt to restore Bengal’s glory: Amit Shah “We have to restore Bengal’s glory, we need to oust TMC government, which is sheltering infiltrators,” said BJP national chief Amit Shah in Joynagar.





1:34 pm IST ‘Mamata ji scared that her nephew will lose’: Amit Shah in Bengal “I was to visit 3 places today, but Mamata’s ji’s nephew is contesting from one of the seats so she is scared her nephew will lose, and that’s why she cancelled the permission for our rally,” said BJP national chief Amit Shah while addressing a rally in West Bengal’s Joynagar.





12:15 pm IST ‘Digvijaya Singh committed a sin by not voting’: PM Modi “First-time voters of the country observe all political leaders very minutely. By not casting your vote, you (Digvijaya Singh) are implying to these first-time voters that voting is not important, You have committed a sin by not casting your vote” said PM Narendra Modi while addressing a poll rally in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam.





12:07 pm IST ‘Why so scared’: PM on Digvijaya Singh failing to vote in MP Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a dig at Congress leader Digvijaya Singh for failing to caste vote during the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls that were held on Sunday. “He was only concerned about getting people to vote for him which is why he kept visiting poll booths himself and even failed to cast his vote yesterday in Bhopal,” he said.





12:01 pm IST ‘Congress questioned surgical strike, IAF airstrike’: PM Modi “They raised questions about the 2016 surgical strike and the latest IAF airstrike, this approach of Congress has always led to causing damage to the nation,” said PM Modi in Madhya Pradesh.





11:56 am IST Enough is enough is people’s response to ‘Mahamilawat’: PM Modi “Now, ‘enough is enough’ is people’s response to the ‘Mahamilawat’,” said PM Modi in Madhya Pradesh.





11:52 am IST Congress’s response to every difficult question is hua to hua: PM Modi “Congress’s response to everything that goes wrong or any difficult question is ‘hua to hua’” said PM Narendra Modi.





11:49 am IST ‘Naamdaar begin their speech by abusing’: PM Modi in MP Congress has a problem with ‘Bharat mata ki jai’, they feel happy to abuse me but can’t chant ‘Bharat Mata ki jai’, said PM narendra Modi. The ‘naamdaar’ begin their speech by abusing, he added.





11:45 am IST PM Modi addresses poll rally in Madhya Pradesh PM Narendra Modi is currently addressing a poll rally in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam.



