Politics
Raje sees plot behind Gehlot praise for her in saving his govt
In what is shaping up to be a new political furore in Rajasthan, which is scheduled to go to polls later this year, BJP leader Vasundhara Raje alleged that Ashok Gehlot’s praises for her are part of a conspiracy against her. Raje’s clarification came after Chief Minister and Veteran...
Pawar withdraws resignation decision to please leaders
Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on Friday said he is withdrawing his decision to resign as party chief and said he will work for NCP with “renewed vigour.” Addressing a press conference the NCP supremo said, “I cannot disrespect the feelings of my party leaders. They have taken...
Kejriwal dares central agencies to prove his corruption
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday dared central probe agencies to find proof of a “single paisa” worth of corruption against him. “Hang me publicly” if this happens, he challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “They put the CBI, ED, Income Tax and police after me. Why? There is...
BJP claims Karnataka Cong manifesto looks like PFI’s
After the Congress released its poll manifesto for Karnataka elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party condemned one of the promises, which included banning Bajrang Dal, and said it looked like a list of poll planks issued by Popular Front of India (PFI). The Congress manifesto, however, has also proposed a ban on the already-banned outfit...
Uddhav challenges BJP to hold elections now
As expected, in the third ‘Vajramuth’ rally held in Mumbai on May 1, Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray targeted the BJP and challenged them to hold the elections now. Uddhav said BJP is “scared of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance”, which is receiving positive response from people....
Moily predicts one of BJP’s engines will turn scrap after poll
Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Veerappa Moily said one of the BJP’s ‘double engine’ will be sent to scrap after the Assembly elections in the state. “One engine will be sent to scrap after the assembly elections, and the other one will follow suit in 2024,”...
Under fire, Cong backtracks on Bajrang Dal ban promise
Amid ongoing protests against the Congress election manifesto which proposed decisive action against organisations spreading hatred amongst communities on the event of the party coming to power in Karnataka, senior leader M Veerappa Moily on Thursday said there was no proposal to ban Bajrang Dal, the youth wing of...
Raut dismisses Uddhav’s criticism in Pawar’s book
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday termed the criticism of Uddhav Thackeray in Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar’s autobiography “wrong information” and downplayed it by claiming books are read for two days and then put into libraries. He also said Thackeray would soon respond to...
AAP claims Delhi Police spying on CM Kejriwal
The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday alleged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was being spied on by the Delhi Police with its Special Cell officials in plainclothes “roaming around” his residence the whole day, a claim denied by the force. AAP chief spokesperson and Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj told a...
Pawar’s MLA grandnephew tipped to succeed NCP chief
Sharad Pawar’s sensational exit as the NCP chief has given rise to much speculation over who will fill his rather large shoes next, even as the four-time Maharashtra chief minister said he will be taking two to three days to reconsider his resignation. The NCP patriarch appointed a panel...
Modi’s mega show in Bengaluru lights up BJP campaign
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to hold one of Karnataka’s longest roadshows undertaken by a PM in an election-bound state outside of Gujarat: 37 kilometres spanning over 17 crucial Bengaluru city assembly constituencies on Saturday. Modi had done a 50-km, three-hour-long roadshow, across 13 constituencies in Gujarat...
EC notice to Kharge’s son for abusive language against PM
The Election Commission of India on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s son Priyank for using “abusive language” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP unit in Karnataka on Monday filed a complaint with EC against Priyank for his “nalayak beta (a useless son)” remark...
Bajrang Dal to recite Hanuman Chalisa to counter Cong threat
The Bajrang Dal has decided to conduct ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ recital programmes across Karnataka on Thursday, a day after the Congress promised in its election manifesto to ban the outfit. The opposition Congress, in its manifesto for the May 10 assembly election in Karnataka, said it was committed to take...
BJP predicts ‘bigger change’ in Maharashtra politics soon
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar’s announcement on Tuesday to step down as chief of the party he founded and helmed since 1999 left many shocked, with workers and functionaries urging the veteran leader to withdraw his decision. Hours after dropping the resignation bombshell, Sharad Pawar’s nephew and party leader...
Shah claims ticket to ex-CM’s son not family politics
Union home minister Amit Shah has once again taken aim at the “family politics” of parties like the Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, and Samajwadi Party, as he campaigns for the May 10 Karnataka assembly elections for the BJP. In an exclusive interview with News18 Kannada, the senior Bharatiya...
Shah says BJP always opposed religion-based quotas
The decision to abolish 4% quota for Muslims in Karnataka under the 2B category was taken as the Constitution doesn’t allow for reservation based on religion, senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah told News18 Kannada in an exclusive interview, denying any electoral motive to the move....
Cong urges EC to act against Shah, Nadda, Yogi hate speeches
The Congress on Tuesday accused Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP chief JP Nadda and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of making “hate speeches” in poll-bound Karnataka and urged the Election Commission to take immediate action against them in the wake of Supreme Court orders on such speeches. A...
BJP takes Cong threat to ban Bajrang Dal to poll panel
The BJP on Tuesday raised with the Election Commission the issue of the Congress promising tough action against Bajrang Dal and its leader Prinyak Kharge calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi “nalayak” as it accused the opposition party of resorting to politics of appeasement and division in Karnataka. Union minister...
