Kolkata: BJP party workers were seen attacking police personnel while returning from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Midnapore of West Bengal on Monday. Television grabs showed some BJP activists kicking and beating up police personnel with bamboo sticks after the latter allegedly failed to clear the roads for their[Read More…]
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Nitish proposes new, impossible seat sharing formula to BJP
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar seems to have proposed an impossible formula for BJP-JDU alliance in Bihar. According to sources, the formula was proposed to the BJP President Amit Shah during his visit to Patna last week. As per the seat sharing formula being proposed by the Bihar Chief Minister, BJP[Read More…]
Congress a party of ‘Muslims’: Loopholes in PM Narendra Modi’s claim
An unseemly row has erupted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stepped up attack on Congress and more so against its president Rahul Gandhi. While speaking the other day at a public rally in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Modi claimed that in a recent parley with Muslim intellectuals Rahul assured those present[Read More…]
Another lash to Gujarat Congress as former MLA Mahendrasinh joins BJP
Yet another lash comes in for Rahul Gandhi-led Congress party in Gujarat, as Mahendrasinh Vaghela, the former Congress legislator and son of political heavyweight Shankersinh Vaghela, formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday. Mahendrasinh is a former Congress MLA who had quit the party last year in a rebellion[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar stand on 3C’s is a big farce
In national executive meet on Sunday, 8th July 2018 at national capital, New Delhi, the Janata Dal (United) sent a stern message to the Bharatiya Janata Party from its national executive meet, making it clear that it would not compromise on the 3Cs of communalism, crime and corruption even if[Read More…]
In meeting called by Law Commission, most parties oppose simultaneous polls
New Delhi: Most political parties, including those friendly with the BJP, told the Law Commission on Saturday that they are opposed to the proposal of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies saying that it was against the constitution and would dilute regional interests. Parties that opposed the[Read More…]
Congress will probe BJP CMs misdeeds after coming to power, says Congress
New Delhi: Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of protecting the corrupt BJP leaders including Chief Ministers of various BJP-ruled states, Congress on Saturday said when it comes to power, there will be a thorough investigation on the cases against them and they will be in jail and not out on[Read More…]
BJP not to miss any opportunity eulogising mob lynching
One needs to accept the fact, mob lynching was never a new phenomenon in India but it has attained a normalized form specifically under the Modi government. A dangerous trend of mob violence is grasping India and is becoming the normal way of dealing with displeasure. The right-wing Hindutva brigade[Read More…]
Competition between BJP and rupee to see who will fall lower: Manish Tewari
New Delhi: Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the drop in the value of rupee, Congress on Friday said there seems to be a competition between the BJP and the rupee to see who will fall lower. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari likened the country’s economy is like a rudderless boat[Read More…]
BJP government must be removed for nation’s interest: Congress
New Delhi: Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi who slammed opposition attempts at unity as based on hatred against him, Congress on Tuesday said he has a mindset of conflict and that in the larger interest of the nation, it was necessary to remove the BJP government. Accusing Modi[Read More…]
Tej Pratap targeted PM Modi over the show ‘Tea with Tej Pratap at Mahua’
Bihar’s former health minister Tej Pratap Yadav, the eldest son of RJD President Lalu Prasad Yadav, targeted PM Modi during a show ‘Tea with Tej Pratap at Mahua’. On Sunday, while his visit to his assembly constituency Mahua, Tej Pratap was witnessed with his electoral mode on in full energy[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha MP Madanlal Saini appointed Rajasthan BJP chief
New Delhi/Jaipur: BJP Rajya Sabha member Madanlal Saini was on Friday appointed the party’s Rajasthan President after two and half months of deliberations between Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and party President Amit Shah. BJP President Amit Shah has appointed Madanlal Saini as Rajasthan BJP chief with immediate effect, BJP General[Read More…]
The crisis in agriculture is leading to rural and farmer distress
Mandsaur, in Madhya Pradesh, which formed the epicentre of farmer’s protests that began last year, is still protesting. Six protesting farmers had died after state police opened a fire on the group. However, justice still eludes their family. To mark the anniversary of the firing angry farmers have planned a[Read More…]
Emergency turned democracy into constitutional dictatorship: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi: Union minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday recalled how the Indira Gandhi government had imposed a phoney Emergency and turned democracy into a constitutional dictatorship about more than 40 years back. It was a ‘phoney emergency’ on account of proclaimed policy that Indira Gandhi was indispensable to India and[Read More…]
Why I am resigning from the BJP
Political discourse is at it’s lowest point in the country, at least in my lifetime. The partisanship bias is unbelievable and people continue to support their side no matter what the evidence, there is no remorse even when they’re proved to have been spreading fake news. This is something that[Read More…]
Congress seeks PM Modi’s apology over remarks against Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday sought an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh and others alleging that they colluded with Pakistan to influence Gujarat election process last year. Citing an RTI reply received from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on June[Read More…]
Those elated at BJP’s 8 bypoll losses forget our 14 state victories: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Taking a dig at the Congress, BJP chief Amit Shah on Friday said that those who are elated over BJP losing eight bypolls recently forget that his party has wrested 14 states from its rivals and that it rules in 20 out of the 29 states in the[Read More…]
Amit Shah woos glamour, business – and Thackeray – in Mumbai
Mumbai: Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Wednesday wooed Bollywood glamour and India Inc., and sulking ally Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray, in the party’s new initiative Sampark for Samarthan prior to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Accompanied by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Shah arrived at ‘Matoshri’, the Thackeray[Read More…]
BJP’s Splits Ville in Uttar Pradesh
Exactly 13 months ago, the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) recorded a landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh, clocking 312 seats in the State Assembly elections. The victory was significant in more ways than one. First and foremost, this was the highest number of seats registered by any party in the past[Read More…]
Shah’s claim of 120+ in Odisha polls is ‘exaggeration’: Patnaik
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said BJP President Amit Shah is exaggerating that his party would win more than 120 seats in the 2019 assembly elections. “I think that is very exaggerating,” Patnaik told reporters here. Odisha, which will face general and assembly elections in 2019, has[Read More…]
Poll officials search Amit Shah’s aircraft in Karnataka
Hubballi: BJP President Amit Shah was in for a surprise on Tuesday when Election Commission officials searched his private aircraft on landing in this Karnataka city for party events ahead of the May 12 assembly poll. “A team of our officials searched the chartered aircraft in which Shah arrived here[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi’s speech ‘rhetoric of loser’: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday dubbed Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s speech at Congress’ plenary session the “rhetoric of a loser”. She also questioned Rahul Gandhi’s Pandava-Kaurava analogy, and accused the Congress of mocking Hindu rituals. “Rahul Gandhi’s speech sounds like rhetoric of loser devoid of substance. But although[Read More…]
Amit Shah’s comments on Mhadei not reasonable: Goa Minister
Panaji: Taking on BJP President Amit Shah for making what he called unreasonable promises to poll-bound Karnataka over Mhadei river water dispute, Goa Water Resources Minister Vinod Palienkar on Tuesday said such comments should be avoided. “Amit Shah and others like him will speak in their respective states. There are[Read More…]
An Army is as good as its soldiers – PM as good his team
Prime Minister of the world’s sixth largest nation by the economy, second largest by population, and second largest by the strength of the army is no mean feat. 275 seats in the Lok Sabha, at the helm of 14 states, and in coalition in 5 States, there is little to[Read More…]
Only Congress can challenge BJP, says Sharad Pawar
Pune: Only the Congress has the ability to challenge the country’s ruling BJP presently, and its ‘acche din’ will come, predicted Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar here on Wednesday. The veteran politician was replying to blunt questions thrown by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray who was “interviewing” him at[Read More…]