Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE | 'Unfortunate, Unacceptable': Congress Distances Itself From Sam Pitroda's 'Racist' Remarks

Lok Sabha Chunav 2024 LIve News Updates: In a recent interview with The Statesman, Congress' Sam Pitroda made the 'racist' remarks while trying to describe the diversity of India.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 4 Live: With the conclusion of Phase 3, voting in half of the Lok Sabha seats (283) has concluded, covering 20 states and union territories. The fourth phase, consisting of 96 seats across ten states/UTs, will be held on May 13. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an election meeting in Andhra Pradesh's Annamayya district and hold a roadshow in Vijayawada, NTR district. The meeting is scheduled for around 2 p.m. at Kaliri near Rajampeta, with the roadshow starting around 5 p.m.

From the Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium on Bandar Road in Vijayawada. Wednesday's public meeting will be Modi's third in the southern state leading up to the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections on May 13.

It follows two recent meetings in Rajamahendravaram and Anakapalli, which were preceded by the first NDA election meeting on March 17 at Boppudi village in Palnadu district's Chilakaluripeta mandal, following the election schedule announcement on March 16.

N Kiran Kumar is the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate for Rajampeta. In the Vijayawada Lok Sabha seat, he will face P Mithun Reddy of the YSRCP, and K Sivanath of the TDP will face his brother K Srinivas of the ruling party. The election results will be declared on June 4.

Stay tuned to Zee News english for live updates on Lok Sabha Elections Phase 4 campaign.

08 May 2024

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Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Chunav 2024 LIVE: 'YSRCP Is Running Gunga Raaj', Says PM Modi In Rajampet Rally

PM Modi in a public rally in Rajampet in Andhra Pradesh attacked the YSRCP government accusing it of betraying the public. Modi said, "YSRCP did the development of mafia not the poor. YSRCP Minister is running 'Gunga Raaj' and everyone has seen it." He added that the Mafias should know that their countdown has started as the NDA government will do proper treatment.

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE: Congress Calls Sam Pitroda's Remark 'Unacceptable'

Hours after Congress leader Sam Pitroda's remark on the 'colour of citizens' of India stirred a fresh controversy, the Congress has distanced itself from the comments and called it 'unacceptable'. 

In a post on 'X', Congress General Secretary and Communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh said that the party does not support his views and described it as "unfortunate and unacceptable".

Jairam Ramesh wrote, "The analogies drawn by Sam Pitroda in a podcast to illustrate India's diversity are most unfortunate and unacceptable."

"The Indian National Congress completely dissociates itself from such analogies," he added.