After a high-voltage drama, the Election Commission of India on Tuesday night has reportedly disqualified the votes of two rebel Congress MLAs, who had voted in favour of the BJP candidate. As per the rules, a legislator can’t show his ballot-paper to anyone, except his own party representative. The Congress[Read More…]
Senior Congress leader, Ahmed Patel on Tuesday late night has won his Rajya Sabha seat getting himself elected to the Upper House for the sixth time. This came after the Election Commission of India delivered a huge setback to the BJP by declaring the votes of two Congress MLAs, Bhola Bhai[Read More…]
Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said that Ahmed Patel will win in the Rajya Sabha polls as he has the required numbers. “Out of our 44 MLAs we accept that one of them has cross-voted, but one of NCP and one of JD(U) has given us support,” he claimed.[Read More…]
Responding to allegations by the Congress leaders that Rahul Gandhi could have been killed in Gujarat where stones were pelted on his car last week, Home Minister, Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that Congress vice-president had violated the security protocol during his visit. “Rahul Gandhi is under SPG protection. The[Read More…]
Rebel leader Shankersinh Vaghela on Tuesday twisted the knife by commenting he hadn’t voted for Ahmed Patel in the Rajya Sabha election. “When Congress is not winning, what was the point in voting for Ahmed Patel? I haven’t voted for Ahmed Patel,” quoted ANI. Jab Cong jeetne waali hai hi[Read More…]
Gujarat braced for the high stakes polls to three Rajya Sabha seats from the state on Tuesday. In the fight are BJP party president Amit Shah, union minister, Smriti Irani and Congress defector Balwantsinh Rajput from BJP. The Congress is trying to ensure the return to the upper house of[Read More…]
The 44 Gujarat Congress legislators, who were staying at a resort in Bengaluru for over a week now, returned to Ahmedabad on Monday morning. Reportedly, the MLAs landed in an Indigo flight at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport amid tight security at 4.45 am. Deputy Commissioner of police, Parikshita Gurjar[Read More…]
A BJP worker has been arrested by police on Saturday for attacking Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi’s convoy while he was on visit to flood hit areas in Dhanera town of Banaskantha district, Gujarat on Friday. The worker, identified as Jayesh Darji, was detained in Dhanera. “We have arrested one person[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down a plea by the Gujarat unit of the Congress and allowed the use of ‘None of the Above Option’ (NOTA) during Rajya Sabha elections in the state scheduled for August 8. Refusing to stay the elections, the top court asked the Congress why[Read More…]
Months after the ‘Hindu daughters beware of love jihad’ graffitis appeared overnight on many walls of West Ahmedabad, a dancer decided to break the culture of silence through her art. Well known Kathak dancer and founder of Conflictorium, Avni Sethi, chose five such spots of the city to challenge the[Read More…]
A CBI court discharged retired police officer, DG Vanzara and MN Dinesh in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case on Tuesday. While Vanzara, who is now retired, was the then Gujarat ATS chief, Dinesh, an IPS officer, was with the Rajasthan police. So far, 15 accused have been discharged by the[Read More…]
Congress chief spokesperson, Randeep Surjewala on Friday accused BJP President, Amit Shah of engineering defections in Gujarat by “money and muscle power”. “Hunger for power has made the rulers blind to the extent that Congress MLAs are being offered bribe of crores of rupees, election ticket and other allurements,” Surjewala was quoted as saying by IANS. “By misusing[Read More…]
After Congress veteran leader in Gujarat Shankersinh Vaghela tendered his resignation from the party few days ago, Congress suffered another jolt in Gujarat on Friday as two of its MLAs- Mansingh Chouhan and Chhanabhai Chaudhary quit the party. This development came just a day after Balwantsinh Rajput, Tejashree Patel and Prahlad Patel[Read More…]
Problems seem to be never-ending for the Congress party in Gujarat. Three MLAs have resigned from the party on Thursday. Balwant Singh Rajput, Tejshree Patel and Prahlad Patel have disassociated themselves with the party now. They handed over their resignation to Ramanlal Vora, speaker of Gujarat legislative assembly. They have[Read More…]
At least 25,000 people have been evacuated across Gujarat after several districts in the north and central parts of the state were flooded due to heavy rains. Besides, a high alert has been sounded as over 20 highways of the state got submerged. The Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express returned to Ahmedabad[Read More…]
AICC secretary and MLA from Amreli, Paresh Dhanani is all said to be elevated as the leader of the Congress legislative party in Gujarat, sources told Newsd.
Veteran Gujarat Congress leader, Shankarsinh Vaghela on Friday said that he was expelled from the party “24 hours back”. The former Gujarat chief minister made the announcement at a public meeting of his supporters held in Gandhinagar on his 77th birthday, amid speculation that the veteran leader was all set[Read More…]
On Thursday, criminal proceedings against Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan were stayed by the Gujarat High Court. The 51-year old actor, who was not present in court, was promoting his film, Raees on a train journey from Mumbai to New Delhi earlier this year. One person died on the platform[Read More…]
RTI activist Rajesh Savaliya (31), who fought against the education mafia, was found dead in Navsari on Wednesday. The deceased bored multiple injuries on his head and shoulder and was found on NH-8 in Navsari. He was under treatment in a private hospital in Surat and was declared dead on[Read More…]
Violent clashes between members of the Bharwad and Rajput communities in two districts of Gujarat on Thursday claimed two lives, injuring many, said the police. The clashes, during which firearms were used, took place in Morbi and adjoining Surendranagar district, where internet services have been suspended for the time being[Read More…]
Textile traders of Ahmedabad will go on an indefinite strike from Monday to mount pressure on the government to roll back 5% GST on cloth. This decision was made on Sunday after a meeting of textile traders associated with three major textile markets in the city. These markets include Maskati[Read More…]
The farmers’ group, Khedut Samaj Gujarat (KSG), is protesting against a 2009 government notification that brings 68 villages of Mehsana, Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad district under Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA). The farmers are citing a number of practical problems that will put their farming in jeopardy. Due to this, when[Read More…]
Against the implementation of good and service tax by the Centre, the textile traders’ agitation in Gujarat has lead to complete shutdown of trading centres as a mark of protest. The indefinite strike is against 5% GST levied on textiles. The traders continued with their protest even after police baton-charged[Read More…]
With the dawn of the monsoon over India, the state of Gujarat recorded a total of 23.82% rainfall till Monday. As the monsoon hit Gujarat last week, it caused many flood-like situations, the meteorological department has issued a warning of heavy rainfall across Gujarat on Tuesday as well. The monsoon[Read More…]
The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) launched Pink Auto Service exclusively of women autorickshaw drivers to cater only to women passengers in the city on Sunday. In a move to empower women, SMC trained, identified and even assisted these women to get loans from banks to buy their own vehicle to[Read More…]