Politics
Uddhav says Speaker’s verdict ‘murder of democracy’
Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar on Wednesday ruled the MLAs of either faction of Shiv Sena cannot be disqualified for going “incommunicado” as alleged by the UBT faction. Uddhav Thackeray expressed displeasure over the verdict and termed it the “murder of democracy”. The Maharashtra Assembly Speaker added that the...
Manipur govt clears Rahul’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra venue
The Manipur government, while denying permission for a rally, approved the venue where the Congress will flag off its Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ on January 14. Scheduled to begin from the Hapta Kangjeibung ground in the capital of Imphal, only a “limited number of participants” have been...
Mamata alleges raid drama by central agencies
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that central probe agencies were scripting dramas to conduct raids at houses of TMC leaders as the BJP is scared of her party. Her statement came four days after a mob assaulted Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers...
Bhajan Lal govt to probe corruption during Cong regime
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Tuesday said his government will probe the alleged corruption that took place during the tenure of the previous Congress regime and get the culprits punished. Addressing the ”Viksit Bharat Sankalp Bharat” camp in Udaipur, Sharma said, ‘The previous government had given protection...
Siddaramaiah hits out against rejection of R-Day tableau
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday hit out at the Centre for denying the state an opportunity to take part in the tableau presentation during the Republic Day parade. The Chief Minister said the Centre denied Karnataka a tableau because there is a Congress government in the state. According...
Uma Bharti wants Cong, Left to ‘atone’ by visiting Ayodhya
BJP leader Uma Bharti on Tuesday accused the Congress and Left parties of creating a ‘toxic atmosphere’ during the Ram Janmabhoomi agitation, and advised them to visit the new Ram temple at Ayodhya without invitation as an `atonement’. Recounting her memories of the agitation of which she was a...
Akhilesh, VHP spat over Ram temple invitation
With the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at Ram Temple in Ayodhya around the corner, a war of words erupted between Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) chief Alok Kumar and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav over the invitation for the upcoming event on January 22. While Kumar asserted that the VHP functionary...
Cong asks BJP to apologise to country’s women post SC verdict
The Congress on Monday accused the BJP governments at the Centre and in Gujarat of helping in the premature release of convicts in the Bilkis Bano rape case and said the ruling party should apologise to the women of the country after the Supreme Court sent the convicts back...
INDIA allies uneasy with Cong Yatra focus as seat talks pending
The Congress is excited about the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra beginning on January 14 from Manipur to Mumbai. The party hopes it rejuvenates its cadre which has been demoralised by three recent losses in state elections. But this excitement is not shared by its allies in the INDIA front....
Mamata decries Centre’s refusal to recognize Gangasagar Mela
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that though Gangasagar Mela was “one of the best” religious congregations in the world, the Centre has not given it the due recognition. Banerjee said she has written several letters to the Centre in this connection and also to UNESCO...
