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Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said Prime Minister Narendra Modi must give answers to the nation on the deal and his party wants him to speak on this issue in Parliament during the current monsoon session.

BJP MLA Kapildev Agarwal termed the rally as a mere stunt. “Almost after five years, suddenly they have now realised that there is a need to bridge the gap."

On the poster was a photo of the hug and along with it was the caption - Nafrat se nahi, pyar se jeetenge (we won't win with hatred, but by love) – the words used by the Congress chief in Parliament.

Banerjee would also speak on "the atmosphere of fear and intolerance against minorities prevailing in the country" at a gathering organised by Christian organisations, sources said.

Manmohan also cast doubts over the Centre’s claim that it would double farming income by the year 2022, saying that agricultural growth rate would have to be 14 per cent, which is nowhere in sight.

Arjun Ram Meghwal claimed incidents of intolerance are taking place because schemes brought by PM Modi are making a difference at the ground level.

Modi's reference was to the opposition-backed no-confidence motion which was initiated by the TDP in the Lok Sabha yesterday.

In fact, the BJP president asked the party cadre to stop bragging about forming the next government in Hyderabad, telling them it ain’t happening. Instead, he instructed them to fan out into the countryside and do some serious legwork.

The Congress, the main opposition party which voted in favour of the TDP-sponsored motion last night, has now lost trust of people, he said.

Claiming that the opposition leader had accused Punjabis of being drug addicts, the Akali Dal leader took objection to Gandhi’s hug, saying he cannot do this 'pappi-jhappi moment' in the House.

DMK working president M K Stalin, meanwhile, urged AIADMK to support the no-confidence motion, saying the move is expected to be a "turning point" in Parliamentary democracy.

The motion that was moved at the insistence of former NDA ally Telugu Desam Party will be put to vote on Friday and the BJP believes that the government will get the support of as many as 314 MPs in the Lok Sabha.

The party posted a video of French footballer Paul Pogba looking around in mock confusion and purportedly asking 'where, where, where...' to a question about 'achhe din'.

Union Minority Affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also slammed Owaisi for his remarks on lack of representation of Muslims in the paramilitary forces.

Tharoor said the Congress is a party for Muslims, Hindus, Christians, Jews, Sikhs, Parsis. "We are a party for everyone. That is what we were created for. "

Accusing the Congress of spreading misinformation against him and the BJP, Parrikar appealed to BJP workers to respond to such campaigns during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.