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Amit Shah also slammed the government over its decision to withdraw the general consent accorded to the CBI to probe cases in the state, and also for pulling out of the Ayushman Bharat scheme.

Rahul Gandhi is insulting thousands of martyrs of India by asking for evidence of the air strike, Amit Shah said.

He said Chandrababu Naidu was stooping too low by trying to project it as a conflict between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana because the complaint was filed in Hyderabad by Telangana Police.

Rahul's latest attack on the PM came after the government told the Supreme Court that documents related to the Rafale fighter jet deal have been stolen from the defence ministry, and said The Hindu newspaper published articles based on them.

The coming general elections are very important for the BJP and its workers, Shah said, adding that the people have decided to make Modi the prime minister again.

Attacking Congress president Rahul Gandhi, he said the UPA-2 government gave only Rs 55,253 crore to Jharkhand, while the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre has provided Rs 3.13 lakh to the state.

Addressing a gathering, Modi said India would not sit quietly in the fight against terrorism and would do all to cure it from the root, which lies in Pakistan.

The first of the 36 Rafale fighters purchased from France is expected to arrive in India by September this year.

Jadhav was among the four rebel MLAs who had skipped the Congress legislative party meets in the past despite having being issued whips and show-cause notices.

Congress national spokesperson Pawan Khera slammed the prime minister for allegedly doing politics and seeking votes in the name of the slain CRPF jawans.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman were among those present at the meeting.

'The NDA-BJP government touted it as a huge diplomatic success for India that it has been invited to attend the plenary...But what happened in Abu Dhabi is extremely disturbing for India,' said Congress spokesperson.

The two opposition leaders said talks have already been held with Ambedkar at various levels, inviting him to join their alliance and that he has been offered four Lok Sabha seats in the state.

Opposition leaders such as TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, at a meeting held at NCP leader Sharad Pawar’s house, had urged Rahul Gandhi to forge an alliance with AAP in Delhi.

After the HC single bench of Atul Sridharan nullified his election, the BJP leader immediately filed a petition under the Representation of People’s Act and secured a stay on his disqualification as an MP.

The Congress chief was addressing a public rally in Dhule district of north Maharashtra.