Political

06 Jul

BJP workers clash with police during a march to the KMC office in Bengal to protest fake vaccines

editor0 CommentsPolitical, West Bengal
Several senior BJP leaders and members were detained by the police as they marched towards the KMC headquarters. They were eventually released. On Monday (July 5), BJP supporters clashed with police during a march to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) offices to protest the city's bogus vaccine fraud. Despite the police denying them permission, saffron party workers and leaders held protests outside the BJP state headquarters and the Hind Cinema. The agitation programme exposed cracks in the saffron camp, as Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and BJP Yuva Morcha president Saumitra Khan were conspicuously absent. The saffron party had…
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Chirag Paswan launches Ashirvaad Yatra
05 Jul

Chirag Paswan launches Ashirvaad Yatra

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Locked in a tussle over the control of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), senior leader Chirag Paswan on Ram Vilas Paswan's birth anniversary said that his own people have betrayed him. Speaking to the media, Chirag said, "I am beginning Ashirvad Yatra from Hajipur because it was my father's karmbhoomi. We will hold this yatra in every district. Our only aim is to take everyone's blessings. I don't have the status to show power to anyone. My own people have betrayed me." "There is no specific message regarding this yatra, I just want the blessings of the people of Bihar. I…
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Pushkar Singh Dhami To Be Uttarakhand’s 3rd Chief Minister In 4 Months
04 Jul

Pushkar Singh Dhami To Be Uttarakhand’s 3rd Chief Minister In 4 Months

editor0 CommentsIndia, Political, ,
Pushkar Singh Dhami was on Saturday unanimously chosen by the Uttarakhand BJP legislature party to be the eleventh Chief Minister of the state. The change of guard came a day after Tirat Singh Rawat resigned from the post amid infighting and fading chances of his getting elected to the state Legislative Assembly by September 10.The name of Mr Dhami, considered close to Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, was declared after the 57 Uttarakhand BJP MLAs met at the party headquarters in capital Dehradun. The 45-year-old is a two-time legislator representing the Khatima constituency in the state's Kumaon region. He was…
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Water Cannons Used On AAP Workers Protesting At Amarinder Singh’s House
04 Jul

Water Cannons Used On AAP Workers Protesting At Amarinder Singh’s House

editor0 CommentsIndia, Political, ,
Hundreds of Aam Aadmi Party workers led by their Punjab unit chief faced water cannons outside the house of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh while protesting against the electricity crisis in the state during peak summer. A few AAP leaders have been detained by the police.Punjab AAP chief Bhagwant Mann and his party worker gathered in force outside Amarinder Singh's house in Mohali this afternoon and started shouting slogans. Later, they started marching towards the Chief Minister's residence. This drew the police to use water cannons on the protesters. The Punjab government has been facing criticism over severe power shortage…
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Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat resigns in less than six months after taking oath
03 Jul

Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat resigns in less than six months after taking oath

editor0 CommentsIndia, Political,
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat submitted his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya tonight, a little over three months after taking the charge from Trivendra Rawat. Tirath said he had resigned to avoid a constitutional crisis. He had taken oath as the CM on March 10 and had to be elected as MLA within six months to continue on the post. According to Section 151-A of the Representation of the People Act, a bypoll is not held in a state if less than a year is left for the Assembly term to end, which in the case of Uttarakhand…
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In the 2022 UP elections, the BJP will repeat its 2017 victory, according to deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya
03 Jul

In the 2022 UP elections, the BJP will repeat its 2017 victory, according to deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya

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Keshav Prasad Maurya, Uttar Pradesh's Deputy Chief Minister, expressed confidence that the BJP will win the state's Assembly elections next year. Keshav Prasad Maurya, Uttar Pradesh's Deputy Chief Minister, expressed optimism that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will repeat its 2017 victory in the state's Assembly elections. "In the next assembly elections, the BJP will replicate its 2017 victory. The BJP will perform much better than in 2017, which will be noticed by the opposition parties. The BJP has a strong organisational presence, and its workers at the booth level are confident in it "On Saturday afternoon, he spoke at…
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BJP denies Dhankhar a chance to read his full speech at Assembly
03 Jul

BJP denies Dhankhar a chance to read his full speech at Assembly

editor0 CommentsPolitical, West Bengal,
The BJP had moved heaven, earth and Narendra Modi in the hope of winning 200-plus seats in the 17th Bengal Legislative Assembly. When the august House convened on Friday, the BJP’s 70-plus members moved heaven and earth to make their presence felt and ended up stealing the governor’s 15 minutes of fame. Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was unable to fully read out his address because of protests from the Opposition benches. Dhankhar spent barely eight minutes inside the House after his ceremonial entry — escorted by Speaker Biman Banerjee and chief minister Mamata Banerjee — around 1.58pm. When he rose to…
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Ex-Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala Walks Out Of Tihar Jail
02 Jul

Ex-Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala Walks Out Of Tihar Jail

editor0 CommentsIndia, Political,
Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala was on Friday released from Tihar jail where he was serving a ten-year sentence after his conviction in a corruption case. Chautala, his son Ajay, and 53 others were convicted on January 13, 2013, by a Delhi court for illegally recruiting 3,206 basic teachers in Haryana in 1999-2000 when the INLD chief was the chief minister. A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe was ordered by the Supreme Court on a petition by IAS officer Sanjeev Kumar, who accused the leader of taking bribes to recruit teachers and said he was forced to…
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Bengal post-poll violence: People were dying, govt in denial mode
02 Jul

Bengal post-poll violence: People were dying, govt in denial mode

editor0 CommentsBreaking News, Political, West Bengal, ,
In a major embarrassment to the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court has instructed the police to register all the cases pertaining to post-poll violence in the state. The Calcutta HC, after reading the National Human Rights Commission report on post-poll violence, has directed the police to register cases in all matters which have either been reported to it or have been placed before NHRC or any other authority/Commission, get statements of victims recorded under Section 164 of CrPC. Acknowledging the violence, the HC also finds Mamta Banerjee Government on the wrong foot and in denial mode,…
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01 Jul

Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, has sent mangoes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

editor0 CommentsPolitical,
Politics is, without a doubt, a bitter-sweet experience. And parties have long exploited the mango season to try to sweeten their ties. Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi fought a fierce war for Bengal. Even after Mamata was sworn in as Chief Minister, the squabbles between the state and the federal government continued. But when mango season arrived, she was quick to extend her seasonal greetings to New Delhi. Last Monday, Mamata sent Bengal's best mango types to Modi Himsagar, Malda, and Lakshmanbhog. President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Defence…
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