Politics
Kharge parleys with Opposition leaders after Rahul’s conviction
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday held a meeting with opposition leaders and deliberated on the strategy going forward in the wake of Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a 2019 defamation case. Besides the Congress, senior leaders of parties such as the DMK, National Conference, RSP, VCK, JDU, CPI(M), SP,...
Kejriwal claims conspiracy against non-BJP leaders
Showing a shift in stance, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday openly supported Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after he was sentenced to two years in jail in a defamation case and alleged a conspiracy was being hatched to “eliminate” non-BJP leaders and parties by prosecuting them. The Congress...
Mamata pushes ahead with her opposition unity meetings
In the span of about a week, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is meeting three important leaders from the opposition camp. It began with Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav on March 17. Then on Thursday, Mamata met Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik. And on Friday, she will have a...
BJP attributes Opposition EVM meet to fear of poll loss
The BJP on Thursday took a swipe at the opposition meeting on the issue of Electronic Voting Machines, saying they have started looking for excuses for their expected defeat in the upcoming elections. The statement came after opposition parties decided to approach the Election Commission to voice their concerns...
Rahul convicted in defamation case, gets a month for appeal
A Surat court has convicted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a 2019 criminal defamation case filed against him over his “Modi surname” remarks, party leaders said on Wednesday. The punishment is jail for two years, but the court has suspended the operation of the verdict for one month so...
Karnataka minister joins Cong two days after quitting BJP
Two days after resigning from the Karnataka legislative council, BJP legislator Baburao Chinchansur on Wednesday joined the Congress. Two weeks ago, another BJP legislator, Puttanna, too had resigned from the council and the party, and joined the Congress. Chinchansur, who had played a key role in the defeat of...
SAD criticises invoking of NSA against Amritpal
The Punjab Assembly on Wednesday witnessed noisy scenes after Congress MLAs stormed the well of the House for being denied a discussion on the law and order situation in the state, while the SAD condemned the invoking of the National Security Act (NSA) against radical preacher Amritpal Singh. As...
EC restarts review of recognised party status of NCP, CPI
After the Covid-19 pandemic stopped it, the Election Commission has restarted the process of reviewing the recognised status of political parties based on their performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and has given individual hearings to NCP and CPI, two of the eight recognised national parties. The commission...
Rahul asserts right to respond to ‘scurrilous’ claims
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has asserted that he has the right to respond in Parliament to the ”totally baseless” and ”unfair charges” hurled at him by senior ministers in the Lok Sabha over his democracy remarks. In a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Gandhi invoked Rule 357...
Maharashtra political slugfest over Chaitra Navratri
Gudi Padwa, the Maharashtrian and Konkani new year, has become an issue of political slugfest in the western state as both BJP and Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena have staked claim to the celebration of the festival on Wednesday. Uddhav’s cousin, Raj Thackeray, has joined the Gudi Padwa politics too...
