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FIR against NCP MLA over remark about ‘non-vegetarian’ Ram
A case for allegedly hurting religious feelings was registered here on Friday against NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad over his remark that Lord Ram was a non-vegetarian. Based on a complaint filed by city BJP chief Dhiraj Ghate, a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against Awhad, a former Maharashtra...
JD(U) MP in soup for remark on Ram Mandir launch
Stirring controversy regarding the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Janata Dal (United) MP Kaushalendra Kumar on Friday questioned the invitations extended to various political leaders and guests to attend the consecration ceremony. Mocking the invitations, the JD(U) leader said, “Kisi ke bete ka vivah hai, jo nauta...
Hooda says no seat-sharing talks yet with AAP in Haryana
Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday said there has been no seat-sharing talks with the Aam Aadmi Party in Haryana and it will happen only after some criteria are set. Asked whether the Congress was willing to share seats with AAP in the parliamentary elections, Hooda...
Cong meet discusses poll strategy, manifesto, seat sharing
Getting into poll mode, the Congress on Thursday initiated discussions on the party’s strategy, manifesto and seat-sharing for the Lok Sabha elections while also finalising the route map for the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, a hybrid version of the earlier foot march. As the top leadership of the party...
Bihar ministers want Nitish Kumar as INDIA PM face
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar deserved to be the prime ministerial candidate, and not merely the convenor of INDIA coalition, a couple of the JD(U) president’s close aides asserted here on Thursday. The averment came from ministers Madan Sahni and Ratnesh Sada, both of whom had visited the JD(U)’s...
Tewari attributes Cong loss in Punjab to internal contradictions
Anandpur Sahib MP Manish Tewari on Thursday said the Congress’ loss in the 2022 Punjab assembly elections was not because the party opted for a Dalit Sikh chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, but because of their “internal contradictions”. At a discussion on book ‘Punjab- From the Perspective of a...
Cong says decision on Ayodhya participation at ‘right time’
The speculation on whether Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Sonia Gandhi will attend the Ram temple consecration ceremony continued with the party on Thursday saying that their decision would be conveyed at the “right time”. Asked whether Kharge and Gandhi will attend the ceremony, Congress general...
BJP promoting ‘Hindutva Fascism’, alleges Pawar
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of using a five-point agenda to promote “Hindutva fascism” in the country and said the political situation is not good for the saffron outfit ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Addressing party workers in...
‘Near consensus’ on Nitish Kumar as INDIA Bloc convener
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar may be picked as INDIA alliance’s convener on Wednesday as leaders of the Opposition bloc are set to meet virtually around 6:30pm. Sources told News18 that not all parties will be available for the discussion. “Around 10-12 parties will participate, and the decision will...
Naidu blames CM Jagan Mohan for Andhra’s woes
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP national president N Chandrababu Naidu launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy asserting that the YSRCP chief is the primary source of distress for the state. Naidu accused the ruling party leaders of transforming into demons and plundering the...
NCP leader stokes controversy over Lord Ram’s diet
National Congress Party (NCP) leader Jitendra Awhad on Wednesday stoked a major controversy after he stated that “Lord Ram used to eat meat”. Following Awhad’s remarks on Lord Ram, BJP MLA Ram Kadam wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister and urged him to ban alcohol and meat across the state...
BJP rejigs Morchas ahead of Lok Sabha Polls
Last Updated: January 04, 2024, 00:57 IST With just a couple of months to go before the Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party has done a major rejig of the organisational heads of its morchas (wings). The party released the list of all the new organisational appointments late...
BJP to target women and youth ahead of 2024 polls
In the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will target women and the youth. BJP national president JP Nadda has appointed a committee to hold sammelans (public meetings) focusing on these groups. The panel held its first meeting in the national capital at...
AAP not to ally with Cong in Punjab for 2024 LS polls
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) may not ally with the Congress in Punjab, as part of the opposition’s Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) front against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, according to top sources in the party. Sources said the alliance between...
Secularism has become pejorative for BJP, says Sonia Gandhi
Describing secularism as a foundational pillar of India’s democracy, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said the word secular is being used as a “pejorative” by those now in power, resulting in increased polarisation in the society. “They say they are committed to ’democracy’, but at the same time, they weaken...
Soren rejects possibility of wife contesting as BJP’s imagination
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday dismissed speculations of his wife Kalpana Soren contesting from Gandey assembly constituency in the state and termed it as a ”complete imagination” of the BJP. There is not an iota of truth in the speculations, said Soren who is the executive president...
Top Cong meet to discuss poll preparedness, yatra
Top Congress leaders from across the country will hold a meeting on January 4 to discuss the party’s preparedness for the crucial 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the upcoming Bharat Nyay Yatra. The Congress will hold a day-long meeting of its general secretaries, PCC presidents and CLP leaders among...
BJP has to be removed ‘at any cost’, avers Akhilesh
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused the BJP of conspiring to destroy the sanctity of democracy and said the saffron party has to be removed “at any cost” in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Addressing the gathering at the SP state headquarters here on New Year’s Day,...
