Politics
AAP bid to turn Gujarat, 2024 into ‘Modi vs Kejriwal’ fight
In the backdrop of persistent allegations against its MLAs and with an eye on the 2024 elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) held the first national meeting of its elected representatives and supporters from across the country at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in the national capital on Sunday. Approximately...
Goa CM with 8 Cong turncoat MLAs meeting Modi
Eight MLAs who ditched the Congress party to join the ruling BJP in Goa are all set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi today. Six of the MLAs arrived in Delhi by flight early this morning accompanied by CM Pramod Sawant and BJP state unit president Sadanand...
Whoever wants to join BJP can go, says Kamal Nath
Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath on Sunday said the party would not stop anyone from quitting and that he would lend his car if any member wants to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Nath’s comment came amid the exodus from Congress and four days after eight MLAs...
Gehlot leads Rajasthan unit to push for Rahul as party chief
The Rajasthan unit of Congress on Saturday unanimously passed a resolution for making Rahul Gandhi the party’s national president. The development comes ahead of the start of filing of nominations for the election of the Congress president, which starts on September 24. Rajasthan Food Minister Pratap Singh Khachariya said...
Karnataka Cong in-fighting even before yatra reaches
The Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi entered its 11th day from Kerala’s Haripad with hundreds of party workers and leaders accompanying joining in. The yatra that is scheduled to reach neighbouring Karnataka later this month has already stirred a row in the state that is going...
JD(U) chief says Prashant Kishor working for BJP
JD(U) president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan on Saturday alleged that political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor was “working for” the BJP, as part of its “conspiracies” to find a firm foothold in Bihar. Rubbishing Kishor’s claim of having turned down an “offer” from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the party’s de...
Car briefly obstructs Amit Shah’s convoy in Hyderabad
Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s convoy had to stop briefly at a Telangana Tourism hotel here, during his visit to the city on Saturday to attend the ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ celebrations, as a car obstructed its movement. Amid reports claiming that the car belonged to a TRS activist, BJP...
Gujarat no Pakistan, says Fadnavis; blames MVA
Under fire over Gujarat bagging the Vedanta-Foxconn semiconductor project, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the neighbouring state was “no Pakistan”, and also accused the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government of graft. “Ten per cent commission” had to be paid for availing of any subsidy...
SC trashes demand for probe into Bengal dairy stake sale
The Supreme Court on Friday junked a plea by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury seeking an investigation into the sale of 47 per cent stake in Metro Dairy Ltd by the West Bengal government, holding it was a prudent decision. A bench comprising Justices M R Shah and Krishna...
Capt Amarinder Singh to join BJP next week
Former chief minister and Punjab Lok Congress chief Amarinder Singh will join the BJP next week, a party spokesperson said on Friday. Singh will also merge his newly formed party with the BJP. He had floated the Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) last year after quitting the Congress following his...
Congress claims credit for UPA in ‘Project Cheetah’
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inauguration of the inter-continental cheetah translocation project in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress on Friday claimed the proposal for ‘Project Cheetah’ was approved by the then Manmohan Singh-led UPA government in 2008-09. “The proposal for ‘Project Cheetah’ was prepared in 2008-09. Manmohan Singh’s government...
Karnataka BJP to fall back on Hindutva to escape graft
The opposition Congress this week released a “rate card” of the BJP government in Karnataka, alleging bribes and large-scale corruption at every level. An embarrassed BJP dismissed the charges, calling the Congress corrupt instead. The ruling party’s response, however, was not aggressive and many senior leaders and MLAs kept...
UP row over survey of Madrasas; Mayawati objects
After the orders of the Uttar Pradesh government to survey of private Madrasas operating in the state, officials reached the world-renowned seminary Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulema located in Lucknow on Thursday. Senior administrative officials including the SDM, BSA and DMO reached the Nadwatul Ulema on Thursday for a survey....
Soren demands copy of EC opinion from Governor
Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Thursday demanded the copy of the Election Commission’s opinion in connection with the office of profit case against him. He wrote to governor Ramesh Bais saying the political scenario in the state was “confusing and misleading”, and making the recommendation of the poll...
Goa CM claims GFP chief himself wanted to join BJP
After the Goa Forward Party termed the eight Congress MLAs’ move of joining the Bharatiya Janata Party an “act of pure evil”, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said GFP chief Vijai Sardesai himself wanted to join the ruling party. Sardesai, however, denied it claiming that being a party...
Goa fiasco couldn’t have come at a worse time for Rahul
The defection by the Congress MLAs in Goa couldn’t have come at a worse time for Rahul Gandhi and the party. On February 4, just a few days before the Goa polls, in the presence of Rahul Gandhi, Congress leaders had taken an oath that after the election, they...
No move for single opposition leader at national level: Yechuri
There is not going to be anything at the national level under one single leader to fight Narendra Modi in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury said in an interview. He was referring to the meetings held by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar in Delhi...
High Court seeks report on violence during BJP Bengal march
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought a report from the West Bengal Home Secretary over the allegation that BJP supporters were forcibly prevented from attending its march to Nabanna programme. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice R Bharadwaj also directed the state government to...
