In his first official visit, President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Gujarat on Sunday and will stay there till Monday. According to a statement released by the President’s secretary, the President will visit Sabarmati Ashram on Sunday. On the same day, he will be the chief guest at the launch[Read More…]
Tag: Gujarat
‘Garje Gujarat’ to be BJP’s slogan for assembly polls; PM to visit twice in Sept
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided ‘Garje Gujarat’ as its slogan for Gujarat assembly election 2017. It will be launched soon, said sources. The assembly polls in the state are scheduled to take place in December. On 24 August, BJP president, Amit Shah appointed finance minister, Arun Jaitley as[Read More…]
Hardik Patel, his aide Dinesh Bambhania arrested by Gujarat Police
Patidar movement leader, Hardik Patel and his aide Dinesh Bambhania were arrested by the Gujarat Police in a case of alleged robbery and criminal intimidation. The Ahmedabad Crime Branch arrested Patel from the Baroda Express Highway in Anand district. Bambhania was picked up from Rajkot. The duo were taken into[Read More…]
Gujarat: SC slams state for slow trial in Asaram Bapu rape case
Days after Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was found guilty of raping two women in 2002, the Supreme Court on Monday attacked Gujarat government for slow trial in the self-styled godman, Asaram Bapu rape case. A bench comprising justices NV Ramanna and Amitava Roy asked state why the victim has not[Read More…]
Amit Shah, Smriti Irani sworn in as Rajya Sabha MPs
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president, Amit Shah and union minister, Smriti Irani, took oath as Rajya Sabha MPs, in New Delhi on Friday. Vice-president and Rajya Sabha chairman, M. Venkaiah Naidu, administered the oath of secrecy to both of them. This is for the first time that Shah has[Read More…]
Ex-Congress leader Shankarsinh Vaghela resigns as member of Gujarat legislative assembly
Veteran leader, Shankarsinh Vaghela resigned as a member of Gujarat legislative assembly on Wednesday. He had already revolted against Congress party earlier and resigned from Congress party on July 21. Days after quitting Congress, the former chief minister of Gujarat resigned as the leader of opposition in the state Assembly.[Read More…]
After Haryana, Gujarat woman’s hair chopped off in sleep
Soon after tale of women’s hair being chopped off spread in Haryana and Gurgaon, women’s hair in Gujarat has also been chopped off in their sleep. The first incident of a woman’s locks being lopped off was reported on Monday in Mansa. The incident has been reported to the Mansa[Read More…]
Ahmed Patel dares PM Modi and Amit Shah, says Congress will win Gujarat assembly polls
After winning Rajya Sabha polls, senior Congress leader, Ahmed Patel on Thursday has said that it was BJP that made the contest a ‘prestige issue.’ He also looked confidence that his party would win Gujarat assembly polls due later this year. Patel, who won Rajya Sabha seat from Gujarat said,[Read More…]
150-seat target for BJP in Gujarat assembly election: Amit Shah
The Bharatiya Janta Party chief, Amit Shah, asked the party workers to work towards achieving the target of winning 150 of the total 182 seats in Gujarat in the upcoming Assembly polls. He said, “Mission 150” would ensure that the BJP wins three Rajya Sabha seats in the state next[Read More…]
PM Modi congratulates Smriti Irani, Amit Shah for being elected to Rajya Sabha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated union minister, Smriti Irani and BJP chief, Amit Shah on being elected to Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. With the victory, Shah has made his maiden entry into the upper house. Polls for the Rajya Sabha seat were held on Tuesday. “Congratulations to BJP[Read More…]
RS poll results: Will move court against EC’s decision, says Gujarat CM
The Gujarat chief minister, Vijay Rupani has expressed disapproval over the Election Commission’s decision of disqualifying two rebels Congress MLAs over cross-voting on Wednesday. He said that in the coming days, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will move the court for justice. “Don’t agree with EC’s decision. In coming days[Read More…]
Gujarat braces for Rajya Sabha polls today: Congress shaken as NCP to support BJP
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…]
44 Gujarat Congress MLAs return home from Bengaluru ahead of Rajya Sabha polls
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…]
44 Gujarat Congress MLAs are ‘living like a family’, says Congress leader
The 44 Congress MLAs from Gujarat, who were accommodated in a resort in Bengaluru, visited the Raj Bhavan to meet Karnataka governor, Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala on Saturday. “Vajubhai has been a member of Gujarat assembly. He knows everyone. All 44 MLAs met him individually,” Shaktisinh Gohil, a Congress leader said.[Read More…]
You’re indeed coward if you throw stones at ‘such’ people: Kumar Vishwas over attack on Rahul Gandhi
AAP leader, Kumar Vishwas, took a jibe at those who pelted stones at Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi, calling them cowards. Gandhi’s convoy was attacked in Gujarat on Friday. Vishwas took to Twitter to lash out and wrote, “Agar aap ‘aiso’ par bhi pathhar phenk rahe hain to app sachmuch ‘darpok’[Read More…]
Nothing can deter our aim to work for people: Rahul Gandhi attacks Centre
After Congress vice president, Rahul Gandhi’s car was attacked on his visit to flooded areas in Gujarat, he attacked the Centre and said that any attack by the NDA government cannot deter their aim to work for the people. Earlier, Congress spokesperson, Randeep Singh Surjewala alleged that the ‘BJP goons[Read More…]
NOTA to stay in Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls, Supreme Court rejects Congress plea
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…]
Ahmedabad: Art views ‘Love Jihad’ in different light
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…]
Taxmen raids Karnataka minister, resort housing Gujarat Congress lawmakers
Karnataka minister, DK Shivakumar and a resort in Bengaluru where Congress has accommodated its lawmakers from Gujarat to prevent a rash of defections have been raided by Taxmen. Reportedly, Income Tax officials searched the minister’s home along with rooms at the Eagleton Golf Resort where 42 Congress lawmakers are staying[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha polls to have NOTA option for the first time; opposition ‘unhappy’
Rajya Sabha was rocked by opposition protests on Tuesday over an Election Commission (EC) notification that provides MLAs the ‘None of the Above’ (NOTA) option in the elections to the Upper House on 8 August. The annoyed oppositions’ members forced adjournments of the proceedings questioning the NOTA provision for these[Read More…]
Union minister Smriti Irani yet to graduate, shows affidavit
Union minister, Smriti Irani’s degree row or her education qualification is once again in the news. She has not completed her graduation, according to her affidavit for the Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat. On the other hand, Balwantsinh Rajput, who recently resigned from the Congress, has emerged as the richest[Read More…]
BJP tried to lure our MLAs in Gujarat: Shaktisinh Gohil
The Congress on Sunday accused BJP of trying to buy out its party legislators before the Rajya Sabha polls. The Congress has sent 44 of its legislators to a resort outside Bengaluru. Of the 57 Congress MLAs in Gujarat, six resigned from the party in the last two days. Three[Read More…]
Gujarat: Congress flies 44 MLAs to Karnataka fearing more defections ahead of RS polls
The Congress party in Gujarat flew off most of the party’s MLAs to Bengaluru on Friday night after accusing BJP President Amit Shah of engineering defections in Gujarat by “money and muscle power”.Congress is shaken after the exit of six of its legislators in 24 hours, with one more likely[Read More…]
Amit Shah files nomination for Rajya Sabha elections from Gujarat
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, Amit Shah filed nomination papers for Rajya Sabha elections from Gujarat on Friday. Shah was accompanied by Gujarat chief minister, Vijay Rupani and senior party leader Anandiben Patel to the Election Commission office. Currently, a MLA in Gujarat, Shah will be making his debut in[Read More…]
Three Congress MLAs resign in Gujarat, join BJP
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…]