Politics
Rahul Gandhi to file challenge to his conviction soon
The Congress expressed solidarity with former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday and accused the Centre of acting in haste as part of a conspiracy to disqualify him from the Lok Sabha after his conviction in a 2019 defamation case, which he is likely to challenge very soon. Sources...
ECI still reviewing AAP’s national party status
More than three months since the Aam Aadmi Party declared itself a national party, the Election Commission of India on Wednesday said it was still reviewing the party’s status. Speaking to the media, chief election commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said the poll body will soon come back to this....
Gehlot charges Centre with role in cases against opponents
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday alleged that the Union Home Ministry orders filing of cases against the leaders of opposition parties and then monitors these cases. The home ministry has put in place a system to monitor the cases against opposition parties, Gehlot also claimed while raising...
EC announces single phase Karnataka poll on May 10
The Election Commission on Wednesday announced key dates ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections 2023. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar addressed a press conference at 11:30 am during which he made the announcement. The poll panel had issued an invite to announce the election schedule. The term of the...
Cong to tone down Savarkar rhetoric on Pawar counsel
Amid strains in the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi alliance over Rahul Gandhi’s strident criticism of V D Savarkar, NCP chief Sharad Pawar has stepped in to play the peacemaker by conveying Shiv Sena’s concerns on the issue to the Congress leadership. Opposition leaders said Congress has agreed to tone down...
Thakur suspects Rahul victim of Cong conspiracy
Why no eminent lawyer of the Congress came to the aid of Rahul Gandhi when he was convicted in a defamation case leading to his disqualification from Parliament, Union Minister Anurag Thakur asked on Tuesday and wondered if it was deliberate and part of a conspiracy within the party....
Minister claims credit for toppling Uddhav govt
Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra Health Minister Tanaji Sawant has made a sensational claim about how he executed the plan to topple Uddhav Thackeray’s government when he was denied a cabinet berth. Sawant, who was addressing people in Paranada town of Dharashiv district during a local wrestling competition, said,...
Mamata dharna against Centre denying Bengal its due
It will be a day of dharnas and rallies in Kolkata. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will begin a 48-hour sit-in dharna near Dr BR Ambedkar’s statue at Red Road (Indira Gandhi Sarani) on Wednesday, demanding central funds. “I will do this (dharna) as the chief minister of...
BJP resents Jagan move for SC status to Dalit Christians
In a move that has stoked massive controversy, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress government on March 24 passed a resolution that promises to provide Scheduled Caste (SC) status to Dalits who converted to Christianity. The state government justified its decision arguing that Dalit Christians were...
Opposition parties chalk out strategy to intensify protest
Leaders of 18 opposition parties attended a strategy meeting at Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence and discussed the way forward. Former Congress presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were also present in the meeting. Leaders of the Trinamool Congress, Aam Aadmi...
BJP advises ‘serious introspection’ to Cong
The BJP on Monday slammed the Congress, asking it to “do serious introspection” and ponder over what is acceptable in a political and legal system. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s comments came amidst escalated agitation by the Congress over the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha and the...
Yediyurappa’s house attacked over reservation
Former Karnataka CM and veteran BJP leader BS Yediyurappa’s house was attacked in Shikaripura town of Shivamogga district by members of the Banjara community on Monday. Protestors also resorted to stone-pelting, injuring some policemen during a protest against the internal reservation for the Scheduled Castes (SCs) announced by the state...
TMC, BJP face-off over President’s Bengal visit
The visit of President Droupadi Murmu to West Bengal has also sparked a political face-off between the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party. On Monday, the state’s TMC government organised a grand reception for India’s first tribal woman President, but the BJP was absent. The saffron party alleged that...
Shah hails Karnataka scrapping of 4% Muslim reservation
Saying that it was “constitutionally invalid,” Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday lauded Karnataka’s decision to scrap four per cent reservation for Muslims under 2B Other Backward Classes (OBCs) category. Shah also slammed the Congress party for introducing the reservation in the first place, and called it “vote bank politics.”...
Akhilesh roots for backing regional parties to fight BJP
In a remark apparently meant for the Congress, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said the national parties should support regional parties fighting the Bharatiya Janata Party in their states. While answering a question on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha, the former UP chief...
Bombay HC dismisses plea against Koshyari’s Shivaji remark
The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition that sought action against former Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi for their statements on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and other icons, saying the remarks do not prima facie constitute an offence under any criminal act. The court...
Khera apologises for old tweet on seat denial, praises Rahul
Apologising for his 2022 ‘Tapasya’ Tweet, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday heaped praise on the Gandhi family and said it showed a path to India. Pawan Khera said his tweet was made in “selfishness” but he has realized his mistake drawing inspiration from Rahul Gandhi who “shuns power”...
Modi is a coward, arrogant, says Priyanka Gandhi
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday slammed the Bharatiya Janta party (BJP) for insulting Rahul Gandhi, son of a ‘martyred prime minister’, by calling a traitor and Mir Jafar. Addressing a gathering at Rajghat — the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi — in Delhi to protest against Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a 2019...
