Lok Sabha election campaigning: Lahar for BJP has become ‘Lalkar’ for Opposition, says Modi in Odisha.

NewDelhi: As India goes to vote in the third phase of Lok Sabha election, high-pitched poll campaigns to woo voters across the country continued on Tuesday.

* Delhi: Congress candidates Sheila Dikshit and Ajay Maken file nomination from North East Delhi and New Delhi parliamentary constituency.

* Modi in Odisha’s Kendrapara:

– You have seen many government in the past, ours is the only. One which has not been mired in any scams: 

– How to Odisha’s car move forward if it has three tiers of  BJP and some other party

– Those levelling false allegations against BJP are found in standing in the dock. 

– ‘Lahar’ (wave) for BJP has become ‘Lalkar’ (challenge) for Opposition after two phases of elections.

* BJP fields singer Hans Raj Hans from North West Delhi constituency.

* Actor Sunny Deol joins Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Nirmala Sitharaman.

* Boxer Vijender Singh to file his nomination from South Delhi seat as Congress candidate today. “I’m happy that Congress has given me a responsibility to serve the people. As a son of a driver,I understand the plight of the poor. I’ll reach out to people to understand their problems. I can’t see any Modi wave anywhere. People have identified the real face. Youth just want employment, they say ‘jumlon se peth nahi bharega‘,” he said.

* Actor Sunny Deol arrives at Bharatiya Janata Party office in New Delhi. He will join the party shortly.

* Punjab: Bollywood actor Sunny Deol set to join the BJP on Tuesday, may be fielded from Gurdaspur.

* Yoga guru Ramdev has come out in support of the BJP’s Bhopal candidate and Malegaon blast case accused Pragya Singh Thakur, saying it was unfair to subject her to cruelty in jail for nine years on the basis of a suspicion.  “Sadhvi Pragya was made to suffer rigorous imprisonment for nine years. There is nothing wrong in restraining her if she makes an inappropriate statement but the inhuman treatment given to her in the jail purely on the basis of suspicion was not fair,” said Ramdev.  

* Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena: “The picture in front of me is, no single party will come to power in the country this time. NDA will come of power, we are all NDA allies and NDA will form the government.”

*  West Bengal: Three TMC workers injured after a crude bomb was hurled at them. The incident took place in Domkal municipality in Murshidabad.

*Punjab: “Sukhbir Singh Badal (SAD president) will contest from Ferozepur and Harsimrat Kaur Badal will contest from Bathinda,” said Parkash Singh Badal, the patron of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).

*Mumbai: Magistrate court in Sewri issues bailable warrant against Sitaram Yechury after he (and his lawyer) failed to appear in court after a summon was issued to him. RSS worker and lawyer Dhrutiman Joshi had filed complaint against Rahul Gandhi and Yechury after they named RSS in Gauri Lankesh murder case. Rahul Gandhi, through his lawyer, has inquired against Dadar Post office as he claims he hasn’t received summons yet. He is exempted from appearing till April 30, which is also the next date of hearing.

* West Bengal: Bombs were hurled at Trinamool Congress councillor Tajamel Ansari in Murshidabad’s Domkol. He was rushed to the local hospital, later shifted to Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital. Meanwhile, central force jawans are carrying out route marches in the area.