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Congress in Kartanaka urges President Kovind's intervention against ongoing I-T raids in the state
Karnataka Congress chief Dinesh Gundu Rao on Saturday wrote a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind seeking his intervention against the ongoing Income Tax raids against the Congress and JD (S) leaders, terming it as a political vendetta by the BJP against its rivals at the time of elections."'We request you to direct the Income Tax department to desist from conducting raids in the interest of free and fair elections," Rao said in the letter. "The ruling party in power at the centre is misusing the office of the Commissioner of Income Tax of Karnataka and Goa circle, whose integrity is doubtful and who is inimically disposed towards Congress and JD(S). The said officer acts as BJP agent by his candid actions," he wrote. Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for misusing its power against Congress and JD(S), Rao said: "In the month of February 2018, the union government headed by Narendra Modi misusing its power, directed the Income Tax Department to conduct raids on Ministers, ...
PC Chacko calls Gandhis India's 'first family', says country 'obliged' to them
Congress leader PC Chacko, while referring to the Gandhi family as India's "first family", opined that the country is obliged to them.Speaking to ANI, Chacko on Saturday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a negative opinion regarding India's first family."Prime Minister Modi has kind of negative opinion for the first family of India, the first family of India is truly the first family of India. India is obliged to them...," Chacko said. "The Prime Minister was speaking about India's adventure in space. The fact is, India is India today because of the planning and leadership of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru," he said.Chacko also claimed that Prime Minister Modi is not aware of India's history. "When India became free, what was the situation? (Narendra) Modi doesn't know history. India was made self-sufficient through the green revolution, white revolution. Everything happened during Pandit Ji's time (Nehru). Pandit Ji's contribution and (Gandhi) family's contribution cannot be ...
Will be left with a 'zero' if BJP taken away from my life: Amit Shah
Expressing deep gratitude to the Bharatiya Janata Party for making him what he is today, BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday said that he will be left with a 'zero' if association with the party is taken away from his life.The BJP president made this statement before filing his nomination for the Gandhinagar parliamentary constituency, a seat which was last represented by senior leader L.K. Advani. Shah is contesting the Lok Sabha elections for the first time."If BJP is taken away from my life, only 'zero' will be left. Whatever I have learnt and given to the country all belongs to the BJP," Shah said while addressing a rally at Naranpura area of Ahmedabad, prior to filing his nomination. Advani was not present at the rally."Lal Krishna Advani and Atal Bihari Vajypayeeji were MPs from Gandhinagar. I am glad that a have got an opportunity to become MP from the same constituency. BJP is a party with ideology. It is a party, which is moving forward on the principles of Deen Dayal ji," he
From allies, to foes to allies again, Shiv Sena chief promises BJP in Joint rally "won't stab in the back"
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday reaffirmed his whole-hearted support to the BJP and its president Amit Shah by asserting that whatever issues they had in past are resolved and they would never 'stab it in the back'.Thackeray made these statements while sharing the stage with senior BJP leaders during the filing of the nomination of BJP chief Amit Shah.Speaking at a public gathering, Thackeray said: "Some people must be surprised to see me here. Some are happy but others have a stomach ache over it. Whatever we do we do with the heart. Whatever issues we raise are of people. We had some differences but we have never stabbed anyone in the back and nor will do it. We do not have any such culture."He also outlined that despite having a difference in the past, BJP and Shiv Sena are together due to the same ideologies."Some people were rejoicing over the fact that parties of same ideologies are fighting among themselves. We had some issues but after we sat together we resolved
'KCR's federal front has failed, Rahul will be next PM'
Senior Telangana Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao claimed that the "federal front" proposed by Chief Minister and Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) has failed, adding that Congress president Rahul Gandhi will be the next Prime Minister."KCR is always talking about federal front which has already failed because people do not believe him. In his meeting at LB stadium, there were barely two to three thousand people. He wants to change the whole system by becoming Prime minister," he said while addressing a public meeting here on Friday.Taking a potshot at KCR and All India Majlis-e-IttehadulMuslimeen (AIMIM) chief AsaduddinOwaisi, Rao claimed that the latter is the TRS chief's "son-in-law" while referring to the remark made by Owaisi in support of KCR being considered a prime ministerial candidate."KCR believes his son-in-law Asaduddin Owaisi's words," Rao said. "People are against KCR and his Federal Front. He (KCR) thinks it is Ramadan, Christmas and ...
LS Polls: SP announces candidates for Kanpur, Gorakhpur seats
The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Saturday announced two more candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.While Ram Kumar will contest from Kanpur, Rambhual Nishad will contest from Gorakhpur in the impending polls.The announcement comes a day after Nishad Party severed ties with the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party led 'gathbandhan' in Uttar Pradesh.Last week, the SP had announced that party chief Akhilesh Yadav will contest from Azamgarh - the parliamentary constituency of his father Mulayam Singh Yadav - while senior SP leader Azam Khan will contest elections from Rampur constituency.There are 80 Lok Sabha seats at stake in Uttar Pradesh, out of which SP will contest on 37 seats, BSP on 38 and RLD on 3 seats.Polling in Uttar Pradesh will take place in all seven phases of polling, starting April 11. Counting of votes will take place on May 23..
Mahesh Sharma accuses BSP of selling tickets by 'bidding'
Union Minister of State for Tourism and Culture Mahesh Sharma has accused the Bahujan Samaj Party of "selling tickets by bidding."In a video that is now viral on social media, Sharma can be heard asking BJP cadre in Bulandshahr how a party which sells tickets to candidates for Rs 20 crore can run the country.Slamming BSP supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi Party (SP)chief Akhilesh Yadav, Sharma said: "The Bahujan Samaj Party sells tickets by bidding. How can a party which sells a ticket at Rs 20 crore run the country? If Mayawati and her nephew (Akhilesh) win the ensuing Lok Sabha elections then the infamous 1995 guest house scandal would take place again." Sharma went on to say that Congress made Charan Singh, VP Singh, IK Gujral and Deve Gowda Prime Ministers of the country, but later pulled back their seats and authority. "Congress is not a national level party anymore, it is a party of mother and son," he added.Continuing his tirade against Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and UPA ...
MNS campaigns in Mumbai for Congress' Ekanath Gaiwad
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Saturday campaigned for Congress' Ekanath Gaiwad, who is contesting from the Mumbai South Central Lok Sabha seat.Many prominent leaders of MNS such as Sandip Deshpande, participated in the campaign at Shivaji Park and urged the people to cast their vote in favour of Gaiwad.MNS members joined the electioneering by the Congress candidate after their party chief Raj Thackeray, at a public rally in Mumbai last week, said that MNS would not contest the Lok Sabha polls but would support parties which are willing to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The Mumbai South Central seat has been Shiv Sena's stronghold with the party having captured it from 1991 to 2004. In the 2009 Lok Sabha polls, Congress had won from the constituency, but in 2014 Shiv Sena secured it.Maharashtra, which has 48 Lok Sabha seats, will vote in four phases of the seven-stage general election on April 11,18, 23 and 29. The counting of votes will take place on May 23.
BJP may win 8, Trinamool to shine in WB: ABP-Nielsen
The BJP could come up with its best ever showing by winning eight Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal but that will not be enough to stop the Trinamool Congress from finishing with 31 seats, three less than last time, according to an opinion poll.
India, US want Pakistan to act against terrorists
India and the US have underlined the urgent need for Pakistan to take meaningful, irreversible and verifiable action against terrorists and terrorist groups.
LS polls will be fought on issue of who will lead country: Shah
BJP president Amit Shah Saturday said the 2019 Lok Sabha elections will be fought only on the issue of who will lead the country after the polls. Addressing a rally here before filing his nomination papers for the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat, Shah claimed that in Prime Minister Narendra Modi, people saw the leader they had been waiting for since the last 70 years. Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari and leaders of NDA allies, including Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, SAD supremo Parkash Singh Badal and LJP founder Ram Vilas Paswan were present on the stage with Shah. "During my visits to different places in the country, I found people chanting only Modi's name to lead the country," Shah said. "This election will be fought only on the issue of who will lead the country... When I ask this question to people from Himachal to Kanyakumari and from Kamrup to Gandhinagar, I can only hear one sound -- 'Modi, Modi, Modi'" he said. "In Narendra Modi, people have found the leader ...
PM attacks oppn parties at Arunachal rally, says they are disheartened by India's growth
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked the people of Arunachal Pradesh to vote for a 'chowkidaar' who would provide security to the country even as he attacked Opposition parties, saying they were "disheartened" by India's growth and success. Kicking off his campaign here for simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Arunachal, the prime minister said Arunachal is a "shield for the country with the people zealously guarding the border as sentinels". Attacking the Congress, Modi said the grand old party is "synonymous with corruption" and has the habit to take people of the country for a ride. "Whenever the country makes achievements, don't you feel happy? Everyone, irrespective of their social and financial status, regales at India's success stories. There are, however, some who feel disheartened by India's growth and success," the PM said. "When India hit terrorists in their houses, what was the stand of opposition parties, you have all seen. Even when our scientists made
Haryana: Senior Cong leaders, kin among ticket hopefuls for LS polls
Senior Congress leaders and their kin are among the contenders for party tickets in Haryana, which sends 10 MPs to the Lok Sabha. Deepender Singh Hooda was the sole Congress leader to win a seat in the state in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. He holds the Rohtak parliamentary constituency -- a traditional stronghold of the Hooda family. The BJP had won seven seats and the Indian National Lok Dal bagged the remaining two. Senior leaders who are likely to enter the fray include Kumari Selja from Ambala and state unit chief Ashok Tanwar from Sirsa. Both Ambala and Sirsa are reserved constituencies and have been represented by Selja and Tanwar, respectively, in the past. Ajay Singh Yadav, Naveen Jindal and Karan Singh Dalal are also eyeing tickets from Gurgaon, Kurukshetra and Faridabad, respectively. Dalal is likely to face competition from former Congress MP from Faridabad, Avtar Singh Bhadana, who recently returned to the party fold after quitting the BJP. Former chief minister and ...
Indian national stabbed to death in Munich
An Indian man died and his wife sustained injuries after they were stabbed by an immigrant near Munich in Germany, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Saturday. "Indian couple Prashant and Smita Basarur were stabbed by an immigrant near Munich. Unfortunately, Prashant has expired. Smita is stable. We are facilitating the travel of Prashant's brother to Germany. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family," Swaraj tweeted. The external affairs minister said she has asked Indian mission in Munich to take care of the couple's two children. Further details of the incident and the couple were not immediately known. Meanwhile, asked by a Twitter user why she, the "most sensible" BJP leader, had added the 'chowkidar' prefix to her name on the microblogging site, Swaraj tweeted, "Because I am doing Chowkidari of Indian interests and Indian nationals abroad." Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the "Main Bhi Chowkidar" (I too am a watchman) campaign to blunt the Congress's ..
May considers fourth bid to pass withdrawal deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May and her cabinet are looking for ways to bring her European Union (EU) withdrawal agreement back to the House of Commons for a fourth attempt at winning MPs' backing.
Samajwadi Party names two candidates for LS polls
The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Saturday announced candidates for the Gorakhpur and Kanpur Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh.
BJP Minister Anil Sharma not to campaign against son fighting on Cong ticket
Power minister in the BJP government in Himachal Pradesh Anil Sharma has said that he would not campaign against his son Aashray Sharma, who has been declared the Congress candidate in Mandi. A day after allocation of Congress ticket to Aashray Sharma from Mandi parliamentary seat, Anil Sharma told PTI that he would not campaign against his son. Sukh Ram's son Anil Sharma is the BJP MLA from Mandi Assembly segment which along with 16 other Assembly segments falls under Mandi parliamentary segment. As an elected BJP legislator from an assembly segment falling under the Mandi parliamentary seat, he is expeted to campaign in favour of BJP candidate sitting MP Ramswroop Sharma and against Congress candidate Aashray Sharma. Anil Sharma said, "I have already conveyed it to the BJP leadership after my father Sukh Ram and my son rejoined Congress on March 25 that if Aashray is given a Congress ticket, I would not campaign against him." Asked about the issue, HP BJP President Satpal Singh ...
Triangular contest in Baramulla LS constituency (Constituency Profile) (Dangal 2019)
This Lok Sabha constituency, spread over 15 assembly segments in three districts of Baramulla, Kupwara and Bandipora, will see a triangular contest in the first phase of the 2019 general elections.
Sonakshi Sinha says her father Shatrughan should have quit BJP long back
Backing her father Shatrughan Sinha's decision to leave BJP, Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha has said he should have taken the step long ago as an entire group of leaders, including LK Advani, has not been given the respect it deserved.She said that having been a member of the party since the time of late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Advani, her father had a lot of respect within BJP."(But now) I feel the entire group hasn't been given the respect it deserved. I think he has done it a bit too late. He should've done it a long back," she said."If you are not happy with what is happening at a place with which you are associated, then there is a need to bring a change. And the same he did. I hope in his new association with Congress, he will be able to do a lot of good work and not feel suppressed," the 'Dabangg' actor told reporters at an award function here on Friday.Actor-turned-politician and former BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha had on March 28 met Congress president Rahul ...
EC serves notice to Civil Aviation, Railways ministries on PM photo on boarding card, "chowkidar" slogan on cups
Election Commission of India (ECI) has served notices to the Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Civil Aviation regarding two different complaints raised regarding the alleged violation of the model code of conduct.In a notice to the Ministry of Railways in connection with a viral picture of tea being served in Shatabdi train in 'Main bhi Chowkidar' cups, the Commission has asked Ministry to file a reply by Saturday.The ECI has also sent a notice to Ministry of Civil Aviation, seeking a reply on Madurai Airport matter where Prime Minister Narendra Modi's picture was seen on boarding passes. The Civil Aviation Ministry too has been asked to file a reply by Saturday.Earlier on March 27, the Election Commission had questioned the Centre why Railway tickets and boarding passes carrying photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have not been withdrawn.The Model Code of Conduct is a set of instructions and guidelines to be followed by political quarter and candidates contesting polls for