Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah also campaigned in Punjab, Himachal and Chandigarh while Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra campaigned aggressively in Punjab. вЂњIf the culprits are not put behind bars, I will resign from my ministerial post,вЂќ he said. Punjab Congress Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu addressed a rally at Lambi village in Bathinda district where he raised the issue of sacrilege of religious books. He is always in his own world and does not listen to well-informed people.вЂќ

Gandhi slammed the Modi government for its demonetisation decision, saying: вЂњDemonetisation was one of the biggest blows to IndiaвЂ™s economy but Prime Minister Modi does not realise his mistakes. Singh said development and curbing corruption were the priorities of the Modi government. On the last day of campaigning, Congress President Rahul Gandhi addressed a public meeting in Solan town in Himachal Pradesh while BJP leader and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh was in Hoshiarpur in Punjab. (Agency)Д¬ampaigning ended on Friday for 13 parliamentary constituencies in Punjab, four in Himachal Pradesh and the lone Chandigarh seat, with two Union ministers in the fray and former Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal trying to make it to the Lok Sabha. вЂњEven the entire election schedule has been made to benefit Modi, but the people of the country understand it,вЂќ he said, adding that the Congress believes in the Election Commission as an institution. вЂњPartiality is clearly visible,вЂќ he said. вЂњIt does not look good to say this but the role of the Election Commission has been biased,вЂќ he said, adding that it has different rules for Modiji and different rules for us. The Congress also accused te Election Commission of being вЂњbiasedвЂќ and said that it has a different set of rules for the Prime Minister and for the opposition leaders. вЂњAnd whatever be the results, I will respect the decision of the people,вЂќ he said. So I would not speak on peopleвЂ™s decision before May 23.вЂќ And on the basis of the peopleвЂ™s decision everything will be decided. He said: вЂњI have said it many times people of the country will decide. The Congress leader also refused to comment on how many seats the party will win. But I would not speak anything bad for his family or him and instead I shall return love to him.вЂќ To a question that Modi was using personal attacks against him, he said: вЂњIf Modiji wants to talk bad about my family then it is upto him. But we take best of our seniors,вЂќ he said while slamming the BJP for sidelining several senior leaders of the party like L.K. He was responding to a question about UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi taking the front seat to push for talks with the other parties in view of the election results on May 23.

And we will use their experience,вЂќ Gandhi said while addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here.

вЂњSonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh and our other senior leaders have much more experience. Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for showing the door to senior leaders of the party and said that his party respects the seniors and will make use of their experience.

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