Tag: india politics
Siddaramaiah boots for Rahul Gandhi as PM
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should become the Prime Minister of the country. His statement came even as some within INDIA bloc have pitched for Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge to become...
BSP pushes Mayawati for PM face as condition to join INDIA Bloc
Bahujan Samaj Party MP Malook Nagar on Thursday said that party chief Mayawati should be the prime ministerial face for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Speaking to Good News Today channel, Nagar said, “Mayawati Ji should be declared as Prime Ministerial...
Akhilesh calls for BJP ouster to protect women’s honour
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday claimed that women in Uttar Pradesh were facing “maximum” injustice and to protect their honour, the BJP must be removed from power in the state. Addressing a Samajwadi Mahila Sabha at the party headquarter...
Cong mega rally in Nagpur to launch poll campaign
The Congress is set to kickstart its campaign for next year’s Lok Sabha elections with its mega rally ‘Hain Tayyar Hum’ in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city on Thursday, the party’s 139th foundation day. It will be a historic moment for the people of the country,...
Priyanka named in ED chargesheet over land deal
For the first time, the Enforcement Directorate has named Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the chargesheet over the alleged purchase and sale of five acres of land in Haryana. Gandhi’s husband and businessman Robert Vadra is also reportedly named...
Sharad Pawar slams BJP for playing politics on Ram Mandir
Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of playing politics on the Ram Mandir, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said he has not received an invitation for the ‘Pran Pratishtha Mahotsav’ for Ram Lalla in Uttar Pradesh’s Ay...
BJP reaching out to minorities to expand support base
The BJP is trying to broaden its political canvas by finding ways to reach out to sub-minority groups among Muslims and Christians, while the Opposition, in its effort to address its diverse support base at the regional level, seems to be pushing Hindus a...
Jairam Ramesh backs Pawar in PM face row
After Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal pitched for Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge as the prime ministerial face of the INDIA front, there has been much controversy and heartburn amongst the leaders of the alliance. Sharad Pawar was the first to...
BJP seeks 35 seats for Modi to make a Sonar Bangla
Union home minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda were in Kolkata on December 26. West Bengal is a priority state for the BJP high command to increase the number of seats in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls of 2024. Immediately af...
No one can stop CAA, declares Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asserted that no one can stop the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act as it is the law of the land and accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of misleading people on the issue. Addressing...
No alternative to Modi in 2024, asserts Ajit Pawar
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said that as of now there is “no alternative” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the country. Pawar was replying to a query by reporters on the opposition parties planning to challenge Modi’s leadersh...
Nehru out, Ambedkar in as MP house starts first session
A major controversy erupted on the first day of the winter session of the newly-elected Madhya Pradesh Assembly after a portrait of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was replaced with that of Dr BR Ambedkar behind the Speaker’s chair in the House. It...
AAP launches ‘Mai Bhi Kejriwal’ campaign against ED
The Aam Aadmi Party’s ‘Mai Bhi Kejriwal’ campaign will continue till December 30 and public meetings will be held from January 4 to 7, party’s Delhi convener Gopal Rai said on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference, Rai claimed the people of Delhi are fur...
Maharashtra businesses being ‘snatched’ for Gujarat: Uddhav
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday alleged industries and businesses from Maharashtra are being “snatched” to make Gujarat stronger. He also expressed apprehensions that north Indian migrants settled in Mumbai and nearby areas will be forced...
MP CM claims Ujjain is Global Prime Meridian
While addressing the last day of Madhya Pradesh’s assembly session on Thursday, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav promised to regain the glory of the country and pushed to prove that ‘Ujjain is the global Prime Meridian’. He further claimed to ‘correct the time...