Politics
BJP wants ideological check on government servants
IPA Webdesk In what could become another controversial move, the BJP central leadership has advised all the party-ruled state governments to conduct proper ideological background check of any individual before giving any position in the government. Though sources in the saffron camp claim that this is a verbal advisory...
Jitin Prasada’s exit leads to call for introspection by Cong
IPA Webdesk Jitin Prasada’s exit from Congress to jon BJP has led to call for introspection on the state of affairs in the Congress party. Aditi Singh, Congress MLA from Raebareli (Sadar), on Wednesday traded guns at the party leadership and said that it’s about time the party did...
Parkash Singh Badal summoned by SIT on Kotkapura firing
The newly constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) that was set up to re-investigate the Kotkapura firing case has summoned former chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron Parkash Singh Badal for questioning on June 16. The Punjab government led by Captain Amarinder Singh had set up a new...
Nitish seeks ‘respectable’ share for allies in Union Cabinet
IPA Webdesk Ahead of the expected Union cabinet rejig, alliance partners have begun exerting pressure for more representation in the new ministry. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), the second largest constituent of the BJP-led NDA, for instance asserted on Saturday that alliance partners ought to have...
Yogi confident of leading party in 2022 polls
IPA Webdesk UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has returned to Lucknow, scotching rumours of his removal claiming that the party is sure of a win in UP in 2022 under his leadership. The CM spent two days in Delhi, meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP...
BJP to persist with Hindutva for UP assembly polls
IPA Wedbdesk With the UP elections only six months or so away, the ruling BJP party will continue to use the Hindutva plan as the strategy to retain the state., according to party sources. The Ram Temple in Ayodhya will be projected as one of the biggest achievements of...
Farmers to protest outside houses of BJP lawmakers on Saturday
IPA Webdesk Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) announced that the protesting farmers will hold demonstrations outside the residences of BJP lawmakers across the country on Saturday. The protest outside the residences of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs and MLAs is to mark the one year of the promulgation of these...
BJP sacks Bihar MLC for remarks against Nitish
The BJP on Friday sacked Bihar MLC Tunnaji Pandey after his utterances against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar appeared to further strain the tenuous relations between the two alliance partners. State BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal issued Pandeys order of suspension, copies of which have been made available to the media,...
Tikait claims full support of Mamata for farmers agitation
IPA Webdesk Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said after a meeting with Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat that the West Bengal chief minister has assured her full support for the ongoing protests against the Centre’s three controversial farm laws. “We fear that the farm bills will...
Tomar says Govt ready to talk to farmer unions
IPA Webdesk The government is ready to resume talks with protesting farmers, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Wednesday, but asked the unions to point out their objections to the provisions of the three farm laws with sound logic. The government and unions have held 11 rounds...
BJP targets AAP Govt over Delhi hospital’s ‘No Malayalam’ order
IPA Webdesk Slamming the Delhi government over a hospital circular that asked nursing staff not to speak in Malayalam at work, the BJP on Sunday said this was ironical that it requested Kerala for oxygen when in need it during the Covid crisis and has now attempted to snatch...
Suvendu Adhikari’s close aide arrested for alleged role in scam
A close aide of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a fake government job scam, a police officer said on Sunday. Rakhal Bera was arrested from outside his residence here on Saturday based on a complaint lodged at the Manicktala police station by...
Akhilesh Yadav says he is only against ‘BJP vaccine’
A day after Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav took his first dose of Covishield at Gurgaon’s Medanta hospital, his son and former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday clarified that he’s not against jabs by Centre but was against ‘BJP’s vaccine’. The SP chief announced that he...
Priyanka blasts use of Covid-19 data as ‘propaganda tool’
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday slammed the Centre for allegedly not maintaining transparency on Covid-related data, and asked why the government used it as a ”propaganda tool” rather than for stopping coronavirus spread. As part of her ”Zimmedaar Kaun” (who is responsible) campaign, in which she has...
Yogi says BJP will win with two-thirds majority
Even as there are speculations that UP chief minister may be changed, Yogi Adityanath claimed today that BJP would win with a two thirds majority in the 2022 assembly elections. The Chief Minister said that few people are interpreting the visits and meetings in a different way giving it...
Uddhav to meet Modi on Maratha quota
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is expected to discuss the Maratha reservation issue when he meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Tuesday. The discussions might also include the covid relief package, GST returns for the state, among other issues. Modi had spoken to Maharashtra Chief Minister last...
BJP, CPI(M) Closely Watching East Bengal Sponsorship Row
East Bengal fans (Photo Credit: SCEB) State BJP spokesperson Shamik Bhattacharya is also in touch with East Bengal officials. The controversy over the renewal of East Bengal football club’s sponsorship by Shree Cement is drawing in BJP and CPI-M. According to club sources, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Communist...
Mamata’s Silence Speaks About Her Involvement in Violence: Nadda
IPA Webdesk Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda alleged that the killings and attacks on his party workers in West Bengal are sponsored by the State and Mamata Banerjee’s silence speaks about her involvement in these incidents. Nadda said that it is unfortunate that Mamataji has started...
