Mysuru: Attacking the Congress government in Karnataka as a “commission” government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the welfare of the people was never its priority and the state needs a government with “mission” under the BJP to ensure all-round development. Addressing a public rally in the city, the Prime[Read More…]
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Who let Nirav Modi flee India, asks Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Rs 11,500 crore fraud in the PNB and asked him to come clean on the government’s “failure” to prevent the scam and identify those who helped the alleged kingpin, billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi, to flee the[Read More…]
Voting for 3 Lok Sabha seats in UP, Bihar on March 11
New Delhi: By-elections to the Lok Sabha seats of Gorakhpur and Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh and Araira in Bihar will be held on March 11, the Election Commission announced on Friday. Polling will also be held in the Jehanabad and Bhabua Assembly constituencies of Bihar the same day. The poll[Read More…]
Now Modi suggests ‘lunch pe charcha’
New Delhi: After the “chai pe charcha” campaign during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked his party MPs to hold “lunch pe charcha” to spread the good points of the Union Budget 2018-19 among the people. The Prime Minister’s suggestion came at a BJP Parliamentary[Read More…]
BJP spreading hatred, cheating people: Sanjay Singh
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh, in his maiden speech in the Upper House, on Wednesday hit out at the BJP-led central government for “spreading hatred” in the country and for “benefiting” the big industrialists and “cheating” the common man. He said the BJP failed to keep[Read More…]
I have no political dreams: Baba Ramdev
New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has taken a vow to not take a political position ever in his life, and says he doesn’t harbour a dream to have a political career. “For me, politics is Rashtriya Dharam (service for the nation) because we will save ourself by saving the nation.[Read More…]
Communal forces rising, only industrialists benefiting under Modi: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday attacked the Narendra Modi government, alleging that communal forces were raising their head, weaker sections were being suppressed, the freedom of speech was being snatched and women and children were not feeling safe. Taking part in the motion of thanks[Read More…]
Disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs was A.K. Joti’s gift to Modi: AAP
New Delhi: The Election Commission’s (EC) decision to disqualify 20 AAP MLAs for holding the office of profit was poll panel chief A.K. Joti’s “parting gift” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior AAP leader Gopal Rai said here on Saturday. “The disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs was his gift to Modi.[Read More…]
Reopening of Loya case inconvenient for BJP
Amulya Ganguli The case relating to the death of B.H. Loya, the judge who was investigating an alleged extra-judicial killing in Gujarat in which Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah was implicated, is the second legal hurdle which the party is facing. It crossed the first one with relative[Read More…]
People waiting to oust Congress government in Karnataka: Amit Shah
Dubbing the Karnataka government “corrupt at all levels”, BJP President Amit Shah on Wednesday said the state’s people are waiting to throw out the ruling Congress in the upcoming assembly elections, due in April. “The countdown for the exit of the Congress government headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has begun,[Read More…]
Certain BJP will form government in Tripura after next month’s poll: Amit Shah
BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday said that it is certain that the Left Front would be ousted from power in the Tripura assembly elections in February and his party would come to power. “Today’s (Sunday) crowds have confirmed that the BJP government would certainly come to power in Tripura[Read More…]
Political circus: The pitfalls of urbanisation as reiterated by the Gujarat polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) victory in Gujarat was largely based on the support it received in the urban areas. In rural areas, however, the Congress generally held sway. As a result, the urban-rural divide, or what has been called the gulf between “India” and “Bharat”, was quite prominent in[Read More…]
Amit Shah debuts in Parliament: Seated in front row
BJP President Amit Shah on Friday made his debut in the Rajya Sabha and was seated in the front row, right next to the seats reserved for the Leader of the House and the Prime Minister. As soon as Shah entered the House a few minutes before the proceedings were[Read More…]
Vote for ‘Gujarat model’, reject those opposing it: Shah
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Thursday appealed to the people to vote for the ‘Gujarat model’ of development and reject those who are against it. “To maintain the pace of development, I appeal to people to vote in large numbers,” Shah told reporters after casting his vote[Read More…]
To address anti-incumbency, Amit Shah could be BJP’s CM face in Gujarat
In a last-minute bid to address anti-incumbency, BJP is mulling the option of soft projection of its national president Amit Shah as the chief minister candidate in Gujarat. In a high powered meeting held at the party’s Gujarat war-room, it was widely felt that while the Modi-Shah duo attracts immense[Read More…]
Congress hits back over Shah’s jibe, says dismiss Jaitley first
The Congress on Tuesday hit back at BJP President Amit Shah over Ayodhya issue in the apex court, saying if a party is sought to be blamed for a lawyer representing a side in a case, then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley should be dismissed for having appeared for Dow Chemicals[Read More…]
GDP increase reflects solid economic management: Amit Shah
BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday hailed the spike in figures on economic growth for the second quarter of 2017 as a “reflection of solid economic management” and said he anticipated more employment generation in the country. “Today’s GDP numbers reiterate the ‘India Unstoppable’ story under PM (Narendra Modi). The[Read More…]
Demonetisation was a money laundering scheme: Rahul Gandhi
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday termed demonetisation a money laundering scheme, and raked up the issue of BJP President Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah’s company recording massive turnover after the NDA government came to power. “Demonetisation was implemented suddenly, maybe he did not like the Rs 500 and[Read More…]
Amit Shah dares Rahul Gandhi to make quota formula for Patidars public
Andolan Anamat Samiti (PAAS) to give reservations to the Patidar community. “If possible they (Congress) should public it. He (Rahul) is coming here tomorrow. Let him make the formula public,” Shah said at the India TV conclave. “They should come with a draft and let there be a debate among[Read More…]
BJP-JD(U) alliance natural: Sushil Modi
Kolkata: Taking a dig at RJD chief Lalu Prasad, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and veteran BJP leader Sushil Modi on Friday said the alliance between Nitish Kumar’s JD-U and his party was “natural” and the “unnatural” Nitish-Lalu partnership died “naturally”. In July, Nitish Kumar became Bihar Chief Minister for the[Read More…]
BJP announces Gujarat first list, six defecting Congress MLAs get tickets
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday announced its first list of 70 candidates for the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections, giving tickets to six of the defecting Congress MLAs. Staying ahead of the opposition party in the announcement, the saffron party list shows that it has repeated[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi a tragedy manufacturer: Amit Shah
In a scathing attack on Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, BJP chief Amit Shah on Wednesday described him as a “tragedy manufacturer” and condemned him for “misleading” the nation on demonetisation. Amid a war of words on the first anniversary of the Centre’s demonetisation decision, Shah took to Twitter to[Read More…]
Gujarat bribery row: Congress seeks court-monitored probe
The Congress on Monday demanded a court-monitored probe into allegations levelled by a Patidar leader from north Gujarat that he was offered Rs 1 crore to join the Bharatiya Janata Party in poll-bound Gujarat. Narendra Patel of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) led by Hardik Patel, claimed on Sunday[Read More…]
Even if BJP bestow entire RBI, I will not be bought over: Patidar leader Narendra Patel
Patidar leader, Narendra Patel has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tried to buy him while showing portions of currency notes during a press conference on Sunday. The development comes just a day after two Patidar leaders joined the ruling party. Patel said Patidar leader Varun Patel who joined[Read More…]
Question of corruption does not arise in Jay’s company: Amit Shah
BJP president, Amit Shah said on Friday that there was no question of corruption in his son, Jay Amit Shah’s company and this is the reason why he had the courage to file a defamation case. The BJP chief was referring to a report in a news portal, The Wire,[Read More…]