Mira Rajput and Shahid Kapoor leave no stone unturned to serve couple goals now and then. They are completely in love and their social media posts give ample proof of the same.

Mira took to her social media today and shared a gym selfie with Shahid Kapoor. She captioned it, “You complete me.” It’s a lovely picture with the two of them posing away.

On the work front, Shahid Kapoor will be next seen in Deva.

Latching on to the “vote jihad” remark by Congress leader Salman Khurshid’s niece Maria Alam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the woman leader had “exposed” the INDIA bloc’s strategy for the ongoing Lok Sabha election. 

“INDI alliance has asked Muslims to go for Vote Jihad. This has come from an educated family, not from a child coming out of a Madrasa. INDI alliance is saying that all Muslims should get together and vote. The INDI alliance has insulted democracy and the Constitution,” the Prime Minister said in a poll rally in Gujarat’s Anand.

The Prime Minister stressed that no Congress leader had opposed the statement yet. “They have a tacit understanding. On one hand, the INDI alliance is trying to divide SC, ST, OBC and general categories and on the other, they are raising the slogan of Vote Jihad. This shows how dangerous their intentions are,” the Prime Minister said.

The Prime Minister’s counter comes days after Maria Alam, addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad, appealed to Muslim voters to launch a “vote jihad”. A Samajwadi Party leader, she was campaigning for party candidate Naval Kishore Shakya.

She said a “vote jihad” is the only way to remove this government. “People say the Constitution and democracy are under threat. But I say that insaniyat (humanity) is under threat,” she said.

Uttar Pradesh police have registered a case against Maria Alam for promoting enmity between classes, among other sections of Indian Penal Code and the Representation of the People Act. A case has also been registered against Mr Khurshid, who was chief guest at the gathering.

Asked about his niece’s statement, the veteran Congress leader told the media that he avoids certain words in public addresses because they are misinterpreted. “Jihad means to fight against a situation. Her intention must have been to carry out vote jihad to protect the Constitution,” he said.

Senior police officer Vikas Kumar told news agency ANI, “A video of Maria Alam Khan, an SP leader, is going viral on social media, where she is seen asking for votes on religious grounds. This is a violation of the Model Code of Conduct.”

The Farrukhabad Lok Sabha seat is being contested by Samajwadi Party as part of its seat-sharing arrangement with the Congress in Uttar Pradesh. The seat, represented by Mr Khurshid twice, is currently held by the BJP. Sitting MP Mukesh Rajput, who won it in the 2014 and 2019 polls, has been given another chance. Polling in Farrukhabad is due on May 13.

In another scathing attack on the Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi, the Prime Minister today alleged that the Opposition party is in a partnership with Pakistan. “The weak Congress government used to give dossiers to the masters of terror. But, Modi’s strong government kills terrorists on their ground. It is a coincidence, today Congress is getting weaker in India. Congress is dying here and Pakistan is crying. Now Pakistani leaders are offering ‘dua’ for Congress. Pakistan is eager to make ‘shehzaada’ the Prime Minister, and the Congress is already Pakistan’s fan. This partnership between Pakistan and Congress has now been completely exposed,” he said.

The Prime Minister’s remarks came after former Pakistan minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain shared a video of Congress’s Rahul Gandhi with the caption, “Rahul on fire”.

The political slugfest continued on Thursday in Karnataka over the obscene video scandal involving former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda’s grandson and suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna.

Prajwal Revanna’s obscene video showing sexual harassment and abuse of women has taken the political circles in Karnataka by storm ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Meanwhile, sources stated that the sitting MP and NDA candidate from Hassan Lok Sabha constituency, Prajwal Revanna, who had sought time to appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) is expected to arrive in Bengaluru on May 15 midnight.

The SIT has not responded to his request yet and Prajwal Revanna was expected to land in Bengaluru from Frankfurt on Friday.

In another development, the former driver of accused Prajwal Revanna, who had confessed that he had given the pen drive with the videos of the JD(S) leader sexually abusing women, to BJP leader Devaraje Gowda, has disappeared following a SIT notice.

The driver Karthik had worked with Prajwal Revanna for 13 years and had fallen out with him a year ago over an alleged land deal.

Former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy is alleging that some influential leaders are behind the driver’s disappearance thereby alluding to Deputy Chief Minister Shivakumar and questioned who sent Karthik to Malaysia.

Talking to the media, Dy CM Shivakumar asked, “Is brother saying so? That means he knows everything. Let him get the information from the central government. I am not crazy to send him (Karthik) abroad. I am a street fighter. There is no necessity for me to carry out politics by hiding people. They (Deve Gowda family) need it.

“That boy (Karthik) had claimed that he had given the pen drive containing obscene videos of Prajwal Revanna to BJP leaders. Let the discussion on release of the pen drive take place later. Let’s not divert from the real issue.”

Responding to Leader of Opposition, R Ashoka’s demand for the government to vacate the seat of power if it is incapable of arresting Prajwal Revanna, Dy CM Shivakumar stated, “Ashoka is in a constitutional position. He was raising his voice in other issues and regarding this case he is not opening his mouth. He should take state BJP President, BY Vijayendra and others and meet the victims of the video scandal.”

“They should assure them of justice and give courage to them. Former PM Deve Gowda and former CM Kumaraswamy, who claim to have respect for women, should meet the victims by going to their homes. Why are they not doing so?” Dy CM Shivakumar questioned.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to cancel the diplomatic passport of Prajwal Revanna.

On Tuesday morning, the JD(S) suspended Prajwal Revanna after the Congress government in Karnataka formed the SIT to probe allegations of sexual abuse against him.

Prajwal Revanna on Wednesday commented for the first time on the issue saying, “Truth will prevail soon. I am not in Bengaluru to attend the enquiry. I have communicated to CID, Bengaluru through my advocate.”

In a social media post Prajwal Revanna sought seven days to appear before the SIT.

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