The Lok Sabha poll fever reached the capital on Saturday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressing rallies in the city in the Northeast Delhi and Chandini Chowk Lok Sabha constituencies. In both the gatherings, “corruption” took centre stage.
While Mr. Modi said leaders of the INDIA bloc parties have looted the people of Delhi and those politicians who came to fight corruption are now embroiled in scams and find themselves in jail, Mr. Gandhi said the common man has not benefited from Mr. Modi and only a handful of rich industrialists have. He brought up the electoral bonds and said they were “misused” as those being investigated by the central agencies have been donating to the BJP to get off the hook.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, out on interim bail to campaign after spending time in Tihar Jail, chose a different style of campaigning and addressed five “nukkad sabhas” in the West Delhi constituency asking people to vote for the INDIA bloc to ensure he stays out of jail.
