"If people cannot enjoy and celebrate in peace, any festival, even for 8 hours, we will recommend Election Commission of India not hold parliamentary elections in such constituencies," Calcutta High Court said.
Eight contenders other than the BJP dropped their candidature for the Surat Lok Sabha seat since Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani's form was canceled. The latest withdrawal was made by BSP candidate Pyarelal on 22nd April after which the BJP was declared the winner unchallenged.
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had often trotted out the idea of conducting a national survey and redistributing wealth when his party comes to power.
Rahul Gandhi claimed that all the decisions are taken by his party's Congress Election Committee, and attacked the journalist for asking a genuine question.
Admitting that he had refrained from commenting on political developments so far, Amish Tripathi categorically noted that he supports Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government.