Politics
AAP to move EC against BJP’s derogatory campaign
The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday accused the BJP of running a ”derogatory and misleading” campaign on social media against its national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and said it will submit a complaint to the Election Commission. Addressing a press conference, AAP leader Raghav Chadha said...
Owaisi slams Cong for BJP B-team jibe
In the campaign trail in poll-bound Rajasthan, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi yet again hit out at the Congress party for calling him the vote-cutter and B-team of BJP. “If they have any proof against me, they should just put it out. All this conversation about freedom of speech etc...
Kharge accuses BJP of robberies to topple govts
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of toppling governments in different states, including the Kamal Nath-led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh, using illegitimate means. He was speaking at a public meeting at Indergarh in Sewda assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh’s Datia district ahead...
EC notice to Kejriwal, Priyanka over remarks against Modi
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday issued show-cause notices to AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for allegedly making “disparaging” and “unverified” statements against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The ECI has asked them to respond to the charge of poll code violation by...
Kamal Nath turned MP into Cong ATM, says Amit Shah
Union minister Amit Shah on Tuesday alleged that state Congress chief Kamal Nath when he was chief minister turned Madhya Pradesh into an “ATM of the Congress. He was speaking at a rally in Deotalab constituency in Mauganj district of the state ahead of the November 17 assembly elections....
Sarma says Lord Mahadev will not spare Baghel over app
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday attacked his Chhattisgarh counterpart Bhupesh Baghel over the alleged ‘Mahadev’ betting app scam and said Lord Mahadev will not spare him and seek account of every single penny. Addressing a rally in the Rajim constituency in Gariaband district ahead of the...
PM offers ‘Modi guarantee’ to people of MP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured the people of Madhya Pradesh that all promises made by BJP to them will be fulfilled after the party retains power in the state. He also said the Centre’s free ration scheme, covering 80 crore poor people, will continue for five more...
Diplomats to witness BJP poll campaign in Indore
A three-member delegation of foreign diplomats based here will be visiting Indore on November 14-15 to experience and get first hand insight in the BJP’s election campaign, the party said on Monday. Michael Rees, second secretary in the Australian high commission, Bazil M Lyakinana, minister plenipotentiary (consular affairs) in...
Rajasthan Cong leadership sends warning letter to rebels
Rajasthan in-charge of the All India Congress Committee Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Monday sent a warning letter to senior leaders of the party, who are allegedly not supporting the party’s authorised candidate. Randhawa also sent a letter to Congress workers who rebelled against the official candidate of the...
Uttarakhand CM says uniform civil code draft at last stage
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said the draft of the Uniform Civil Code for the state is in its last stage. He said the government is trying to complete the process on a priority basis. “We have already said that as we will get the draft...
Akhilesh shares ‘poverty amidst divinity’ Ayodhya video
A day after 22 lakh ’diyas’ illuminated the banks of Saryu River in Ayodhya, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday shared a video on X showing some children taking out oil from lamps at a ghat and filling it in utensils. ”Poverty amid divinity…where poverty forces one to...
Sharad Pawar advised rest after feeling unwell
Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar felt unwell during a meeting in his hometown Baramati in Maharashtra’s Pune district and has been advised rest by doctors, party sources said. Pawar was on Saturday evening attending a meeting at Vidya Pratishthan, a trust controlled by his family, when he felt...
Himanta says Cong fulfilling Jinnah’s vision
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday lashed out at the Congress for its minority declaration’ in poll-bound Telangana, claiming that the party is fulfilling the vision of Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s Muslim League. In an apparent reference to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi without naming him, the BJP leader...
Son succeeds Yediyurappa as Karnataka BJP chief
The BJP on Friday appointed Vijayendra Yediyurappa, the son of former Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa, its state unit president, a surprise move that underscores the party leadership’s acknowledgement of the veteran Lingayat leader’s enduring influence on its fortunes. Vijayendra, who was elected as an MLA in the...
Pilot predicts bigger win for Cong in Rajasthan
Sachin Pilot on Friday that the Congress will register a win in the coming assembly polls with a higher majority than the party earlier expected. He said he has seen voters’ enthusiasm for Congress during his campaign, and that it is only increasing. “Our election campaign is going on...
Gehlot slams Modi for linking Cong to terrorism
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday took exception to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark that Congress sympathises with terrorists, saying he did not expect him to use such language. He said that BJP leaders are making issues out of no issues. Modi had made the remark during an...
Rahul assails money power that brought BJP to power in MP
The Bharatiya Janata Party brought down the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh using money power, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday. The Congress government under Nath, which came to power after the Assembly polls in 2018, collapsed in March 2020 following a revolt by several MLAs loyal...
Manish Tewari backs Murthy’s call for Sunday working
Congress leader Manish Tewari on Friday extended support to Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy’s “70 hours per week work” remark and advice that 70 hours a week with one day off and 15 days of vacations in a year should become the norm. The Congress leader’s reaction came days...
