The call for a ban on momo by a BJP MLC in Jammu and Kashmir a few days ago took me quite by surprise. As a lover of the white, crescent-shaped piece of instant gratification, I couldn’t for the life of me understand what did it ever do to the[Read More…]
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Food is matter of choice: Venkaiah Naidu
While debates on beef-ban intensify in India, Union Minister and BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said he himself is a non-vegetarian, and food is a matter of choice. He invalidated the idea that BJP “wants to make everyone vegetarian”. “Some mad people keep on saying such things (BJP wanting[Read More…]
Meghalaya BJP leader resigns days after promising cheaper beef
On Thursday, a BJP leader in Meghalaya resigned as a mark of protest against the Centre’s rule, banning cattle trade for slaughter. Bernard N Marak, former West Garo Hills district president, resigned from the party. He had earlier said that the party would bring down beef prices in the state,[Read More…]
Kerala’s incident: Congress condemning a ‘mere crocodile tears’, says BJP
BJP slammed Congress saying these are “mere crocodile tears” to hide their real motive and intentions after the latter condemned Kerala incident, where a youth Congress workers killed an ox in public. BJP leader Zafar Islam said that no one in the history has ever staged such a violent protest[Read More…]
Meghalaya BJP leader promises cheaper beef, despite central govt’s cow slaughter ban
At a time when the BJP-led union government is facing condemnation for its fresh directive banning sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter, a BJP leader from Meghalaya has said that the party would make beef cheaper if chosen to power in the northeastern state. The state[Read More…]
BJP denounces Mamata’s ‘ashamed of being born Indian’ statement
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lashed out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her ‘ashamed of being born an Indian’ remark. The ruling party on centre has said that such statement was insulting to everyone who had voted her to power. “Mamata, after enjoying power for decades where people[Read More…]
Uttarakhand: Aide of top BJP leader predicted exact results a week before the counting
Raju Binjola, a close aide of Uttarakhand BJP spokesperson Munna Singh Chauhan had accurately predicted the vote share of both Congress and BJP in many key booths of the constituency more than a week before the results were announced, on Facebook. Now, questions are being raised over the accuracy of[Read More…]
Bengaluru: BJP leader Srinivas Prasad hacked to death
Srinivas Prasad, a BJP leader known as Kithaganahalli Vasu was hacked to death on Tuesday morning by unidentified assailants in Bengaluru rural district. The 45-year-old was a member of Bommasandra Municipal council. The incident took place after Srinivas Prasad received a call around 5 am in the morning. He left[Read More…]
BJP leader sent to 12-day police custody in connection with child trafficking case
Women’s wing leader of BJP party Juhi Chowdhury who was arrested on Tuesday in connection with an alleged child trafficking case, has been sent to 12-day police custody by the Jalpaiguri Court. Juhi Chowdhury was arrested from Batasia area close to the Indo-Nepal border on Tuesday night. CID have claimed that she has[Read More…]