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Actor Paresh Rawal apologizes for “Cook fish like a Bengali” comment

Actor Paresh Rawal apologizes for “Cook fish like a Bengali” comment

Actor Paresh Rawal, campaigning for the BJP in Gujarat, has run into controversy for his comments about Bengalis. In a rally, he said, the people of Gujarat will tolerate inflation but not the neighboring "Bangladeshis and Rohingyas". He apologized today after facing massive backlash. "But the price of gas cylinders will come down. People will also get employment. But if Rohingya immigrants and Bangladeshis start living in your neighborhood like Delhi, what will happen? What to do with gas cylinders? Cook fish for Bengalis." ?” Paresh Rawal said on Tuesday in Valsad, which voted in the first phase of Gujarat…
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Satyendar Jain’s jailhouse ‘luxury’: After massage, now lavish meal for AAP leader in Tihar Jail

Satyendar Jain’s jailhouse ‘luxury’: After massage, now lavish meal for AAP leader in Tihar Jail

Days after releasing a video of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) minister Satyendar Jain getting a massage in a Tihar jail cell, the BJP shared a video of Jain enjoying a luxurious meal inside the cell on Wednesday. BJP’s National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla shared a video of Satyendra Jain enjoying a lavish food items inside a Tihar jail cell. In a video-clip, the minister can be watched having a lavish meal with starter and moving on to salads and other delicious and nutritious food items. The video displays a man who is constantly at his service, right from bringing in food…
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BJP files F.I R against Satyendar Jain, Kejriwal over Tihar jail video; AAP tweets medical report

BJP files F.I R against Satyendar Jain, Kejriwal over Tihar jail video; AAP tweets medical report

Bharatiya Janta Party on Saturday filed an F.I.R against Delhi minister Satyendar Jain and CM Arvind Kejriwal after claiming a video clip of Jain getting a massage inside his cell in Tihar Jail got leaked and went viral triggering a massive face-off between the two political party, BJP and the AAP. The Aam Aadmi Party, on the other hand, tweeted the post the medical report of Jain claiming that the minister has an L5-S1 vertebrae disc injury for which the doctor suggested regular physiotherapy and acupressure treatment. The AAP said that the massage, Satyendar Jain was shown to be receiving…
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BJP mocks Rahul Gandhi Over Bharat Jodo Yatra

BJP mocks Rahul Gandhi Over Bharat Jodo Yatra

Targeting the Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra, an 'animation' video of Rahul Gandhi was shared by Bharatiya Janata Party on Twitter and Instagram on Sunday, to which the Congress has expressed strong objection that it Pointing to the frustration of the ruling party. BJP is afraid of Congres's visit and out of frustration and despair, the ruling party is making and sharing such videos. The BJP released a two-minute animation of Mr. Gandhi on Twitter depicting him as Asarani from the movie 'Sholay'. The video digs into the resignation of Congress MLAs in Goa, the resignation and accession of leader Ghulam…
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BJP holds massive protest outside Kejriwal’s residence, demands reduction of fuel tax

BJP holds massive protest outside Kejriwal’s residence, demands reduction of fuel tax

Amid rising fuel prices, the Delhi unit of the BJP on Saturday staged a huge protest outside the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, traumatic that VAT be reduced on fuel. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first reaction to rising gas prices, had said some states had not reduced gasoline taxes. He asked these states to decrease taxes now. He said, "States like Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Telangana, Maharashtra, Kerala and Jharkhand did now not limit tax on fuel, and should do it now." "Centre decreased the excise obligation on fuel costs closing November and also requested states…
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PM Modi holds roadshow in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad after enormous BJP win in 4 states

PM Modi holds roadshow in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad after enormous BJP win in 4 states

PM Modi held a roadshow in Ahmedabad on March eleven from the airport to BJP headquarters Shri Kamalam in Koba, Gandhinagar, to rejoice party’s victory in the polls. Gujarat welcomes Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 11 who is on a two-day visit to his domestic state, a day after BJP’s remarkable victory in the politically necessary country Uttar Pradesh, along with Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. An brilliant overall performance by the Bharatiya Janata Party has helped it retain its strength in four of the 5 states that went to polls on March 10. After the compelling roadshow, PM Modi…
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Supreme Court Rejects BJP Leaders’ Plea For Central Forces During Bengal Civic Polls

Supreme Court Rejects BJP Leaders’ Plea For Central Forces During Bengal Civic Polls

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea of BJP leaders towards the Calcutta High Court directing the State Election Commissioner to have a look at the floor situation in each of the 108 West Bengal municipalities going to polls on February 27, and take a selection on deployment of central paramilitary forces.A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant told senior recommend PS Patwalia, acting for BJP leaders Mousumi Roy and Pratap Banerjee, "Sorry. We are not inclined to entertain this petition". Mr Patwalia said that large scale violence and irregularities have been suggested all through previous…
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BJP manifesto for UP polls promises 10-year punishment for indulging in ‘love jihad’

BJP manifesto for UP polls promises 10-year punishment for indulging in ‘love jihad’

The BJP on Tuesday launched its manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election - to begin in less than 48 hours - with a long list of 'freebies' for voters, including the promise of free electricity (for irrigation) for farmers and jobs or self-employment opportunities to at least one member of each family.The release of the manifesto - the 'Lok Kalyan Sankalp Patra' - had been postponed as a mark of respect to iconic singer Lata Mangeshkar, who died Sunday at the age of 92. Launched today by Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the manifesto also…
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Karnataka MLC Election Results: BJP wins 12 seats but falls short of majority, Congress nabs 11 seats

Karnataka MLC Election Results: BJP wins 12 seats but falls short of majority, Congress nabs 11 seats

The ruling BJP emerged victorious in 12 of the 25 seats but felling one seat short of gaining a simple majority in the Karnataka Legislative Council for which biennial elections were held on 10 December. The Opposition Congress managed to clinch 11 seats, while the JD(S) has won Hassan seat and is leading in one of the seats in Mysuru. An Independent candidate has managed to win one of the two seats in the prestigious Belagavi constituency, the poll official said. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai heaved a sigh of relief, calling it "a good result". However, the fact that the…
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Tollywood actress Srabanti Chatterjee quits BJP

Tollywood actress Srabanti Chatterjee quits BJP

Tollywood actress Srabanti Chatterjee has announced her exit from the BJP.  She  in a tweet said that she is severing all ties with the BJP as she cited the party's 'lack of initiative and sincerity to further the cause of Bengal' as the reason for her resignation. Srabanti had joined the saffron party just before the Assembly polls earlier this year. "Severing all ties with the BJP, the party for which I fought the last state elections. The reason being their lack of initiative and sincerity to further the cause of Bengal..." she tweeted. Severing all ties with the BJP,…
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