Hello and welcome. You're watching ND TV, 24 7. My name is Kitty Beel ahead of the first phase of voting. In an interview to a N I, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the government's initiatives, development and commitment for one nation, one polls. Prime Minister Modi also hit out at the opposition on the issue of electoral bonds and strongly refuted allegations of agencies being misused and accused the opposition of spreading lies. Listen in, I told you, I give out there you in legitimate cases Kan who be syrup. This was a syrup 10% he political loop in wha jin per case. We 97% Jina Raj is a as a logo dr with Officer had with had a better way one nation, one election, a R, a commitment the parliament, the committee to one nation. One election on the positive Suja or innovative Suja or de la is a report called La Electoral Bond Na to the electoral bond success story The electoral bond Toray mil Raha Manika Kar company Electoral bond Who's Manti? I got man chains or Tao born Khari Lo. So 37 paise amount B JP donation 37 63% B JP K buro Well, the Congress has reacted on Prime Minister Modi's interview to a N I Let's listen in what the Congress has to say. Electoral. Um All right, some more news Now with three high profile candidates in the merio is one of the keenly watched constituencies in Kerala. UDF, bjp ldf brace for a close fight Here, take a look at this report. 18 seats in Kerala. B JP is supporting C PM and the Rolling C PM is secretly supporting B JP. It's foolishness. It is a foolishness. It is a baseless argument. I don't know. People will not believe there is alliance between BP and the left. So how can we how can exist here with the alliance with the B JP a sharp exchange between candidates of the two national allies, the left and the Congress who are both going to the Kerala electorate? A strong and similar anti B JP plank. This contest is a unique phenomenon, perhaps to Kerala's political landscape. It's perhaps only a state as politically astute and entrenched as Kerala that can unravel the intrigue of the two national parties. The left and the Congress which are part of the indi a bloc representative of the same political ideology, slug it out at a local level here in these parliamentary elections. On the other side of the ideological divide, riding on the popularity of this man, actor playback singer turned politician Suresh Gopi, the BJP has made Tho a tough three way battle. What what more should happen in the country? And how should your state also benefit from the happenings which have been so very benevolent? We have We have seen benevolence of governance. That is what we have seen through 10 years. So I want to take the Flagstaff from Kerala to the parliament along with at least two other MPs, one a district that has some of the most revered Hindu temples like Gur and also a billionaire town with several of Kerala's business icons as its residents, it also has a large minority population. The Suresh Star appeal and local factor got the BJP to 28% vote share in a third place in 2019. 1 of the key areas the party has been working on to improve that vote share is an outreach to the Christian community with a 24% population in the district. They could have a decisive say, and the success of that outreach could be decisive in the outcome of these elections. Segregate my thoughts into Christian, Muslim, Hindu I am looking at people I am approaching people, the people of India, the citizens of India, be they Malays or Tamils or any regional citizen who are based in Kerala. I am conversing with them. As Gopi dismisses any communal element to his campaign, there is no dismissing a personal element to the Congress's battle. One of the party's most powerful faces in Kerala, son of the former chief minister and late Congress leader Karuna Karan, who had a stronghold on Tho, shifted from Kerala because his sister Padmaja, had shifted over to the BJP. This had caused worries in the Congress that the Congress vote may get splintered here, and Muli was fielded to consolidate that he sent out this strong message to his sister the last minute of my father's death time, he told us stand with Congress Party stand with Nehru family. It's clear that trash is a prestige battle for both the BJP and the Congress and one for the left to reiterate its hold over Kerala politics in trash with video journalist DM Kumar for ND TV. All right. Shifting our focus to Manipur now Union Home Minister Amish addressed a rally in Manipur today where he said that his government won't let Manipur break. Differences will be solved without Manipur divisions taking place in the state Well, he said that the government has done over 10 peace deals in the northeast and also the government's priority is to establish peace in the state. Listen in OK Months after bloody ethnic violence in Manipur that left over 200 dead and left thousands displaced, a strong unity pitched from union Home Minister Amish Shah at this election rally in Imphal in support of party candidate Ban Singh for the inner Manipur. But our Congress cap each men are here. E to now Manipur Tone B Nele or Manipur JR Beach Metu, now Manipur tone Kiski Hey man, puro tone but rhetoric Aparts ethnic divide in Manipur extends to all spheres, including politics. Ever since last year's violence, Kiso community, including its MLAS, have been demanding separate administration in areas dominated by them. Union Home Minister Rami Shah Today not only made a very categorically strong statement, but he tried to send out a very strong political messaging for the voters. He categorically attacked the Congress, saying that it is the Congress and the India bloc which is trying to divide Manipur Congress. Professor S man it is the BP only it is the busy P Minister. It is the BC P MLS who have spoken about the separation of every citizens. Nothing from the Congress side, nothing from the Congress ML, a ex ML A and the leaders of the current presently ruling party here in Manipur. Most of most of the youth are not very satisfied with that Uh and then the opposition. Also they are from what I feel they are, the more better options I feel. Manipur's young voters hold the key in both overseas in Manipur after Rami's new division of Manipur pitch, the political response of the KO community will be keenly watched with Sam in Imphal Rap on the TV. All right, it's more news now. The Election Commission of India shared a video of polling teams along with EV, MS and VV pads on Route four polling stations of Puran Circle in an Rachal Pradesh on M I 172 choppers. The sorties mean they can avoid foot march and ensures that the team reaches their location along with election material safely. We have some more news now coming in. This is from Orissa. We are learning a tragic accident has taken place In Orissa's jjh pur. At least five people, including a woman, died and around 40 people are injured after a Kolkata bound bus fell from a bridge in Orissa's Jur district. The incident took place at around 9 p.m. We are learning on the Bab Bay Bridge on National Highway. Those are the visuals on your TV screens. The bus with 50 passengers was en route Kolkata from Puri, while Chief Minister Naveen Patak has expressed grief over the deaths and announced an ex gratia of three lac rupees each for the next of kin of the deceased. This is some fortunate incident that has taken place. The accident is being reported from JJ Pur in Orissa. Five people we are learning, including a woman, have died. All my colleagues Gupta joins us on the broadcast sort of tragic accident reported from Orissa's JP. We are learning five people have died. What? More details are coming out. Well, like you said, this is, of course, on the national highway. And this bus seems to have fallen off a bridge. And as you can see from the mangled remains of the bus, there are, of course, worries of injuries. There have also been casualties with what has been confirmed to us. Uh, the orisha treatment Naveen Patak has a brief. We're also being given to understand that, uh, you know, relief has been announced, but in this context, we can also, uh, report that, you know, this bus, like you were travelling on the day, seems to have fallen on these injuries to passengers who were on the bus. Now, this is the B, uh, Kolkata Highway. And, uh, uh, a spread. There is high speed traffic. One presumes that the bus was moving at a high accident took place, and from the angle remains the bus. It seems that those who suffered injuries could have suffered. All right, All right. Thanks so much. Uh, sort of for getting us all those details there. Keep an eye on the developments on the ground on the situation on the ground. We'll get more on that in just a bit. Meanwhile, some news now coming in from Bengaluru shocking civic apathy is on display in Bengaluru. A biker died after falling into a pit dug by the water board of Bengaluru. Two other Pion riders are in a critical condition we are learning. The locals have alleged that it's the negligence of civic authorities for not placing any sign boards or barricading the area to divert vehicles. The water board has denied charges and also alleged that the youngsters were drunk, shocking civic apathy on display in Bangalore after a man died and two others were seriously injured after the bike they were riding on went off. The road fell into a pit being dug for a water pipeline in Bengaluru on Sunday. 20 year old Saddam Hussein, who was riding the bike with 2 billion riders, reportedly lost control just before the accident. Saddam lost his life while the other riders are in hospital. A complaint filed by one of the survivors seeks action against the water board contractor police. We have not got any official statement from the police. They have just now conducted an inquiry and very soon they are going to file the fir. We have to see whether in the fir the authorities water Board is blamed for this negligence or not. But it seems they had already put barricades all alongside all along this pit. Despite that, they tried to cross cross the road through this passage and they lost balance and one of them has lost his life. Government officials claim that barricades were in place and that the three men were drunk, so they missed the signs. A top water board official, however, said that corrective measures will be implemented if the police investigation reveals any mistake on the part of civic authorities. They all come in one bike, three people and uh they entered into the barricaded area and they have not worn the helmet. Most importantly, it is reported that they are doing the wheeling, the bike stunt kind of thing. That is where they are unable to see the barricade whom or maybe at the fault, we will take the action if there is a fault on the part of the contract. While the case has been registered under sections of causing hurt and negligent driving, the police also mentioned that there were two levels of barricading and some were moved to allow two. Ben has a long way to go to ensure road safety with cameraperson Govan Prati, Barra and Ben for TV. All right, shifting our focus now a probe is underway in the Salman Khan firing case we are learning. Cops are questioning the bike owner and one more accused in the case. The cops are trying to gather information if the two are linked to Salman Khan's farmhouse trespassing case as well. Well. Actor Salman Khan has been asked to inform the Mumbai police before stepping out of his house. Meanwhile, Salman Khan's family has also reacted. His brother, A. Khan, has said that the family is taken aback by the attack and they are cooperating with the cops in the investigation. All right with that, it's time for a short break here. More news and updates continue on the other side. Stay tuned. Welcome back after the break. Talking exclusively with ND TV. Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says that he hopes that Israel doesn't retaliate to Iran's attack. He said. We've already defeated Iran. We intercepted 300 Iranian missiles. He's also said that it's time to end Israel's war on Hamas. Listening. Do you believe that Israel may respond militarily to the Iranian attack? I hope not. I as you know, very well I'm not in any formal position. I don't speak for the government of Israel. I'm not an official spokesman. Uh, but, uh, as a person, as someone whose voice may be heard, uh, in my country, I wrote it, uh, today in a major, uh, magazine article and I said it yesterday on television. We defeated Iran on Saturday night. We humiliated Iran. They attacked Israel with 300 UAVS and, uh, more than 100 ballistic missiles and almost 200 cruise missiles, which is the perhaps the largest, Uh uh, attack of its kind in modern history. And except for maybe 11, uh, land cruise. Uh uh. Missile, uh, that, uh, landed in the side of an Israeli, um, Air force, uh, bases. All of the ballistic missiles, the cruise missiles, the US were intercepted. What is the end game? What does the end game look like? There has been widespread destruction in the north of Gaza. Civilians are in the South. Israeli forces are still in Gaza. How does this end? You ask a question. The wrong person. I'm afraid I have my own vision for the end game. But I'm not certain that this vision is shared by the prime minister or the Cabinet or the state of Israel, but still, I. I think it's important that it will be spelled out. I think that we have reached the point where we can, uh, stop the war. It's not, uh, obvious that we haven't eliminated every Hamas member that, uh or that we didn't have an absolute victory as the prime Minister of Israel has spelled it out. But to the extent that you can destroy uh uh, terrorist organisations we did it. I think that Hamas almost completely broken all of the tunnels. Uh, most of the tunnels, most of the missiles, most of the fighters, they were more than 10,000. Uh, Hamas fighters killed. And, uh uh uh, They are bleeding now and are unable to resume the same kind of command and political influence in Gaza as they used to have. All right, some more international news are coming in. We are learning in the Sydney Church attack case the bishop was stabbed as well as several people were injured when the attack took place during prayers. The city police has arrested one accused in the case. This is the case of second mass stabbing in the last two days. Five people were killed in a Sydney mall attack on Saturday. More news Now Donald Trump's historic Hashmi trial has begun in New York, Donald Trump set foot in a New York courthouse on Monday and became the first former US president to stand trial in a criminal case. He's accused of falsifying his business records to disguise a hush money payment made to Stormy Daniels, former adult film star, shortly before the 2016 election. Donald Trump, who is 77 years old, faces a maximum of four years in jail if convicted, but could avoid jail time and be fined instead. This is an assault. Nothing like this has ever happened before. There's never been anything like it, every legal scholar said. This case is nonsense. It should never have been brought. It doesn't deserve anything like this. There is no case and they've said it. People that don't necessarily follow or like Donald Trump said this is an outrage that this case was brought. This is political persecution. This is a persecution like never before. Nobody's ever see anything like it. And again, it's a case that should have never been brought. It's an assault on America, and that's why I'm very proud to be here. This is an assault on our country, and it's a country that's failing. It's a country that's run by an incompetent man who is very much involved in this case. This is really an attack on a political opponent. That's all it is. So I'm very honoured to be here. Thank you very much, all right. With that, it's time to wrap this edition. More news and updates on the other side.
