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Ahead of electoral bond hearing, Chidambaram slams BJP on fund raising

With the Supreme Court set to commence hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the validity of the electoral bond scheme, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday alleged that the BJP has made its intentions clear that it will raise its funds from big corporates in an "opaque, secretive and conspiratorial manner." The BJP hit back at Chidambaram for his remark, saying it is piteous that Congress opposes any attempts made to ensure a more transparent and democratic political funding system. Chidambaram's attack on the BJP came after the Centre contended that the electoral bond scheme for political funding of parties contributes to clean money. Attorney General R Venkataramani told the Supreme Court that citizens did not have the right to information regarding the source of funds under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. In a post on X, Chidambaram said, "On the eve of the hearing of the Electoral Bonds case, the BJP has made its intentions clear. The BJP will raise its funds from b

Kerala under CM Vijayan tolerant towards radical elements: Chandrasekhar

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday alleged that Kerala under Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has shown tolerance towards radical elements and radicalisation. Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Chandrasekhar was hitting back at the CM who a day ago slammed the BJP leader over his social media posts criticising Vijayan over the blasts at a religious gathering in Kalamassery near here. Terming the BJP leader's posts as part of his communal stand, Vijayan, without naming Chandrasekhar, sought to know based on what information the union minister made such remarks against him and how a person holding a responsible position could come out with such statements while the investigation was going on. Vijayan, during a brief press meet held at the Secretariat complex in Thiruvananthapuram, had alleged that the statements by the BJP leader were the reflection of an absolute communal outlook. Responding to the CM's remarks, Chandrasekhar clarified that he did

BJP demands Kejriwal's resignation after SC rejects Sisodia's bail plea

Poonawala further asked Kejriwal to resign from the CM's post

Chhattisgarh elections: NOTA should be scrapped, says CM Bhupesh Baghel

The NOTA has a symbol - a ballot paper with a black cross on it; the NOTA button on an EVM ensures the secrecy of the ballot

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: AAP releases fifth list of 12 candidates

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has so far released the names of 57 candidates for Chhattisgarh Assembly polls

BJP announces 2 more candidates for Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections

Both the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress have announced their candidates for all the 230 Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh

Will cancel minority reservations after coming to power in Telangana: Reddy

He has also stated that the campaign by the BJP will be intensified from November 3 in which a large number of Union Ministers and central leaders participate"

Women in election-bound Madhya Pradesh: Of opening moves, political pawns

Women voters emerge as the pivotal pieces on a complex board of shifting alliances and challenges for the Bharatiya Janata Party. NITIN KUMAR writes

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My priority is restoring lost trust: MP Congress President Kamal Nath

'People in the state feel they've been taken for a ride over the past 18 years. MP is the most corrupt state in the country, and its people are either victims of corruption or witnesses to it'

Central agencies will probe pro-Hamas' event in Kerala: BJP spokesman

BJP national spokesman Sudhanshu Trivedi on Sunday said central agencies will investigate the alleged virtual participation of a Hamas leader in a protest programme in Kerala against Israel's war with the militant outfit. Kerala BJP chief K Surendran alleged on Saturday that Hamas leader Khaled Mashal had participated virtually in the protest programme organised by an Islamist group in the southern state. Trivedi said that the Hamas leader addressed a rally virtually in Kerala from where Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is a Lok Sabha member. The rally had been organised in Kerala. Law and order is a state subject. Now that this fact has come to light, central agencies will investigate with full caution whether the address was live or recorded. If recorded then who got this video, Trivedi said at a press conference here. The BJP leader said that this event should not be seen in isolation but in coherence. A proposal passed by the Congress Working Committee (CWC) doesn't mention the wo

BJP trying to destabilise our govt, but will not succeed: Karnataka CM

Speaking to reporters on Sunday, the Karnataka Chief Minister said not a single MLA from the ruling Congress will switch sides

Digvijaya denies 'differences' with Kamal Nath, calls it BJP's propaganda

Ahead of the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday denied having differences with state Congress president Kamal Nath and claimed such reports were a propaganda of the ruling BJP. Singh in a statement noted several newspapers have claimed that he cancelled his visits to Jhabua and Khategaon due to his displeasure. The factionalism in the BJP is at its peak these days and to cover it up they are sponsoring and spreading false news of rift among Congress leaders, especially between Kamal Nath and me. Every leader of the Congress is united and determined to defeat the BJP, Singh said in a statement. The Rajya Sabha member further said he cancelled his Jhabua and Khategaon visits as the AICC general secretary wanted to discuss some issues of organisational and electoral importance. There is "no factionalism" in the Congress, he asserted. However, state BJP secretary Rajneesh Agrawal said differences between Nath and Singh were out in the open,

'BJP pushing one nation, one election as it is scared of poll results'

Swaraj India leader Yogendra Yadav has claimed the BJP wants to push the concept of 'one nation, one election' as it is scared of its performance in polls to the state assemblies. The concept is nothing but to promote "one nation, one election, one party and one leader," Yadav claimed during an event in Maharashtra's Thane city on Saturday night. Assembly elections are scheduled next month in five states - Mizoram, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. Yadav said the Lok Sabha polls in 2024 will decide the direction of the country for next 50 years. Hence, the polls next year are of utmost importance for the people of the country, he said. The country faces several challenges in 2024 and unless the people consider them in totality, they will never be addressed effectively, he said. Yadav claimed the strength of the opposition INDIA alliance was growing day-by-day and the BJP was worried about it. The issues in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections are different an

Madhya Pradesh polls: Amit Shah to address public meeting in Ujjain today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Sunday address a public meeting in Ujjain and take part in a series of meetings of the BJP in Madhya Pradesh, where the assembly polls are scheduled next month. Shah is on a three-day visit to the state from Saturday. On Sunday, after garlanding the statue of Raja Bhoj in state capital Bhopal, Shah will head to Khajuraho to take part in a meeting of Sagar division of the BJP, party sources said. He will later go to Rewa to address the party workers of Rewa and Shahdol divisions, they said. In the evening, Shah will head to Ujjain to offer prayers at the famous Mahakaleshwar Temple and address a public meeting. He will also address the party workers of Ujjain division. Madhya Pradesh BJP president VD Sharma will accompany Shah during his ongoing visit to the state. Elections to the 230-member state assembly will be held on November 17 and the counting of votes will take place on December 3.

BJP chief JP Nadda to address rallies in poll-bound Chhattisgarh today

Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda will address two public meetings and hold three road shows in poll-bound Chhattisgarh on Sunday, a BJP functionary said. Nadda arrived at Swami Vivekananda Airport in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur on Saturday evening and went to Kushabhau Thakre Parisar, the BJP's state headquarters. "The BJP president held a meeting with the party's core committee members of some assembly constituencies. On Sunday, he will listen to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme in Amlidih area here. Nadda will then leave for Dongargarh assembly constituency in Rajnandgaon district to address a public meeting," the party functionary said. Later, Nadda will hold road rallies in Khairagarh, Chhuikhadan and Gandai towns before addressing another public meeting in Pandariya constituency, he said. Dongargarh, Khairagarh and Pandariya are among the 20 constituencies that will go to polls on November 7 in the first phase of elections to the 90-membe

Cash-for-query row: BJP's Sukanta Majumdar demands punishment for Mahua

The TMC MP has been asked to depose before the Ethics Committee headed by BJP MP Vinod Sonkar to submit oral evidence in regard to the complaint filed against her by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey

Chhattisgarh polls: 26 out of 223 1st phase candidates face criminal cases

Twenty-six out of the 223 candidates contesting the first phase of the Chhattisgarh assembly elections are facing criminal cases, and 16 of them have serious charges, including those related to voluntarily causing hurt and criminal intimidation, against them. As per the report by the Chhattisgarh Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), out of the 223 candidates analysed, 26 (12 per cent) have declared criminal cases. Twenty of the total 90 assembly seats will go to polls in the first phase of two-phased elections on November 7. The remaining 70 constituencies will vote on November 17. Five (25 per cent) of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's 20 candidates are facing criminal cases, followed by the ruling Congress with two (10 per cent) of its 20 candidates, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with four (40 per cent) of 10 candidates and the Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) with three (20 per cent) of 15 candidates, among others. The report further stated that ...

BJP govt in UP has proved to be most corrupt: Shivpal Singh Yadav

Senior Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav has alleged the BJP came to power in the state promising to end corruption, but it has proved to be the "most corrupt" government. He made the remarks here Friday evening when he had come for the 'bhoomi pujan' and foundation stone laying ceremony of a private school in the Sah Manodharpur village of Trivediganj block. "The BJP came to power about seven years ago making claims of ending corruption. But this is the most corrupt government," he alleged. When the Samajwadi Party was in power in the state, even a common worker could get his work done easily, but now nothing happens without a commission even if the the recommendation has come from an MP or an MLA, the SP general secretary claimed. Police stations or tehsils are not listening to people's complaints, he claimed. He also said the present government has not been able to bring development in any area and the entire country is in "the hands of bureaucracy". On party leader A

BJP making yet another laughable attempt to destabilise K'taka govt: Cong

The Congress on Saturday accused the Karnataka BJP of attempting to destabilise its government in the southern state. Sharing a media report which quoted first-time Congress MLA Ravikumar Gowda (Ganiga) as saying that a team of BJP leaders is approaching lawmakers with offers to defect, Congress general secretary organization, K C Venugopal, slammed the BJP in a post on X. "A party without a leader or an agenda is resorting to their old habit of undoing the people's mandate," he said. "Under the supervision of their masters in Delhi, Karnataka BJP is making yet another laughable attempt of destabilising our Karnataka government," Venugopal alleged. "But our INC MLAs are die hard loyalists and this government is receiving widespread praise for its speedy delivery of Guarantees. Maybe they should find a LOP and party president first?" Venugopal said. Gowda on Friday alleged that a team which was behind the fall of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in 2019, was now working to l