PM Modi holds roadshow in Varanasi
The Hindu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a six-kilometre-long roadshow in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a six-kilometre-long roadshow in Varanasi on May 13. He is set to file his nomination papers from this Lok Sabha seat on Tuesday.
Mr. Modi garlanded a statue of educationist and social reformer Madan Mohan Malviya at the Malviya Chauraha in the Lanka area here before beginning the roadshow.
Lok Sabha voting Phase 4 updates, May 13
He was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
According to sources in the BJP, Mr. Modi will also take a dip in the Ganga.
The Prime Minister is seeking a third consecutive term from the seat that will go to polls on June 1 in the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha election.
A large number of women in saffron attire walked ahead of the vehicle carrying Mr. Modi. The group represented 'matrashakti'.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.