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Democrats press for full release of Mueller's report
Democrats are pressing for full disclosure of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Trump-Russia investigation and vowing to use subpoena powers and other legal means if necessary to get it. Attorney General William Barr was expected to release his first summary of Mueller's findings on Sunday, people familiar with the process said, on what lawmakers anticipated could be a day of reckoning in the two-year probe into President Donald Trump and Russian efforts to elect him. Since receiving the report Friday, Barr has been deciding how much of it Congress and the public will see. Democrats are on a hair trigger over the prospect that some information may be withheld . "I suspect that we'll find those words of transparency to prove hollow, that in fact they will fight to make sure that Congress doesn't get this underlying evidence," Rep. Adam Schiff of California, chairman of the House intelligence committee, said Sunday on ABC's "This Week." His plan: Ask for information and if .
Adityanath rues Mulayam's omission from SP star campaigners' list
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Sunday rued the omission of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav's name from the list of its "star campaigners", terming it as an "irony". The SP patriarch had been left out of his party's list of 40 "star campaigners" Saturday, but was included in it Sunday after the omission caused a flutter in political circles. "See the irony! His own son has struck his name off the campaigners' list of the party to establish which he campaigned door to door along with his brother, wearing worn out slippers," lamented Adityanath in his Tweet, without naming the 79-year-old socialist stalwart Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son Akhilesh Yadav. "While mulling over the political capital earned by him, he (Mulayam) must be thinking: Poot kaput to kya dhan sanchay, poot saput to kya dhan sanchay? (What's the need to accumulate wealth if the son is undeserving one; and why to accumulate it when he is deserving one?" he added tersely. The chief minister ...
Cong to contest 7 seats, JMM gets 4 in J'khand Grand Alliance
The 'Mahagathbandhan' (Grand Alliance) in Jharkhand on Sunday announced the seat-sharing arrangement among the Congress, the JMM, the JVM (Prajatantrik) and the RJD for 14 Lok Sabha seats. "The Congress will contest in seven seats, while the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) will contest four and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) two. The Mahagathbandhan has left the Palamau seat to the RJD," Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajoy Kumar told reporters here. However, RJD Jharkhand unit general secretary Sanjay Singh Yadav said the party did not accept the seat-sharing formula, which was decided in its absence. "Our stand is clear. We will contest from Palamau and Chatra. If not given that, we will decide to field candidates in other seats," Yadav told a press conference. He added that the Congress, the JMM and the JVM announced the arrangement "unilaterally without RJD's consent". As per the seat-sharing deal, the Congress will contest from Ranchi, Khunti ...
We have done more works than what Cong-NCP did in 15 years: Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that the Congress and the NCP leaders should compare development works done during their tenure with development works done during his four years long regime.Speaking at the first joint poll rally of Shiv-Sena and the BJP for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Fadnavis said: "I challenge Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to bring a list of their works done in 15 years of their governance and our works done in four and a half years. Let us discuss on the development and we have surely done more than what they did in 15 years."CM Fadnavis also referred to MNS chief Raj Thackeray as "Parrot of Baramati" and mocked his past statements. "His clothes were torn in assembly elections and BMC elections and only a loin cloth was left, which was also snatched by Uddhav ji."He also took a jibe at the grand alliance and said, "They claim that they have gathered 56 parties in their alliance. I just want to ask them to have at least 56 ..
Kalyan hits out at Reddy over candidate choice
JanaSena Party chief Pawan Kalyan on Sunday alleged that those who funded yatras of the YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy were thrown on the road without a chance to contest the election. Addressing a gathering at Kaikaluru, Pedana and Machilipatnam assembly segments of Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district, Kalyan came down heavily on Reddy, alleging that the latter had exploited his supporters financially. "The public had doubts whether I would contest the elections in 2019. However, the youth and supporters have influenced and inspired me to contest the election across the state," Kalyan said. On Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's claim of being "chief executive officer" of the state, Pawan has said that he would become servant of the people, promising that none of his welfare schemes would be named after him. Kalyan alleged the Telugu Desam Party had betrayed the Krishna district headquarters Machilipatnam without any initiative for its development. "The TDP government ...
Back Modi for better governance, security, says Shah
Lashing out at the "adulterated" politics of the opposition and corruption of the Congress, BJP President Amit Shah and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday urged voters to back Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA for better governance and national security.
Self-proclaimed godman Swami Om to contest elections from New Delhi
Controversial self-proclaimed godman Swami Om Sunday said he will contest the Lok Sabha elections from the New Delhi constituency. A former Bigg Boss contestant, Swami Om, in a statement said he will fight against the "anti-Hindu" stance of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who had put out a tweet depicting his party symbol, a broom, chasing a "Hindu swastika". The statement said several Hindu organisations held a meeting on Saturday and finalised his name.
Jharkhand grand alliance announces seats for parties
The Opposition grand alliance in Jharkhand on Sunday announced their seat-sharing formula among the Congress, the JMM, the JVM (Prajatantrik) and the RJD for the 14 Lok Sabha seats "The Congress will contest in seven seats, while the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) will contest four and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik-JVM) two. The maha gathbandhan has left Palamau seat to the RJD," state Congress president Ajoy Kumar said at a press conference here. Along with the state Congress president, JMM chief Shibu Soren, JMM's working president Hemant Soren and JVM president Babulal Marandi were present in the press conference, while there was no representation from the RJD. In a separate media briefing Rashtriya Janata Dal state general secretary Sanjay Singh Yadav said the party did not accept the seat-sharing formula, which was decided in the absence of them. "Our stand is clear. We will contest from Palamau and Chatra. If not given, then we will decide to field candidates in other ...
Congress, AIUDF have 'unholy nexus' in Assam: Ram Madhav
BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav on Sunday said that there is an "unholy nexus" between the Congress and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) in Assam but the state's people will reject it.
LS polls: Ex-Union minister Pratik Patil breaks ties with Cong
In another embarrassment for the Congress in Maharashtra in run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, former Union minister Pratik Patil Sunday announced that he was "breaking ties" with the party. Patil, the grandson of Congress strongman and late chief minister Vasantdada Patil, has not announced his future plans. His decision came days after the Sangli seat, which has been a traditional bastion of the Congress up to 2014, was allocated to the Swabhimani Shetkari Paksha of Raju Shetti as part of the seat-sharing deal between the Congress, the NCP and other constituents of the "United Progressive Mega Alliance". "In the current environment, I cannot stay with Congress. Some people are trying to end the legacy of late Vasantdada Patil," the former MoS for Coal said. The jibe was apparently aimed at his long time political rival and state NCP president Jayant Patil, and Congress MLA Vishwajeet Kadam, both from Sangli. The Congress lost its grip on Sangli, which falls in western
Netanyahu in Washington with Golan Heights recognition on tap
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington Sunday, looking for an electoral boost from Donald Trump amid expectations the US president will formally recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Trump broke longstanding international consensus last week over the status of the Golan Heights, which Israel seized from Syria in the 1967 Six Day War, saying the US should recognize Israeli sovereignty over the strategic plateau. Israel's foreign minister said the US president will go one step further on Monday when he welcomes a grateful Netanyahu to the White House. "President Trump will sign tomorrow in the presence of PM Netanyahu an order recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights," Foreign Minister Israel Katz wrote on Twitter on Sunday. Netanyahu has long pushed for such recognition, and many analysts saw Trump's statement, which came in a tweet on Thursday, as a campaign gift ahead of Israel's April 9 polls. The prime minister is locked in a
Those insulting farmers can never be patriots: Rahul
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked the Uttar Pradesh government and the BJP for not giving dues to the farmers and said anyone insulting the farmers in the country cannot be a patriot. "Your (BJP) failure is yours, why are you punishing the farmers for it? Our farmers give us life. Any atrocities committed on them is that committed on the nation. The one who insults our farmers can never be a patriot," Gandhi said in a Facebook post. Gandhi also tagged a media report, which claimed that the sugarcane dues in Uttar Pradesh had crossed Rs 10,000 crore and half of that was from the seats that goes to polls in the first phase.
Modi govt worked for national security, devp, public welfare: Sushma Swaraj
The Narendra Modi government has worked for national security, country's development and public welfare during its tenure, Union Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday. Addressing a 'Vijay Sankalp Sabha' (victory pledge meeting) of the BJP here ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Swaraj also listed out the achievements of Cabinet colleague and party's Gautam Buddh Nagar candidate Mahesh Sharma. "There is a principle of accountability in a democracy. It means, when you first reach out to people for votes, you make some promises to them. When you reach out to them again, you give them an account of your promises," the external affairs minister said. Swaraj said to evaluate the work of any government, one should look at its commitment towards three important aspects -- national security, country's development and public welfare. "On all these three accounts, I would say, our government has proved itself and these are the factors by which voters judge any government," she said. "On the .
BJP does another U-turn in Tura Lok Sabha contest
A day after it announced support to National People's Party (NPP) candidate Agatha K. Sangma in the Tura Lok Sabha constituency, the BJP on Sunday decided to field Rikman G. Momin as its candidate against the two-time MP.
Modi like 'demon' for minorities: Chandrababu Naidu
Launching a bitter attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, TDP President and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said he was like a "demon" for minorities in the country.
CPI fields Kanhaiya Kumar from Begusarai
The Communist Party of India (CPI) has decided to field former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) President Kanhaiya Kumar from the Begusarai Lok Sabha seat in Bihar.
Pappu Yadav ready to join Cong if needed
Bihar MP Pappu Yadav on Sunday expressed his wish to contest the Lok Sabha election on a Congress ticket. "If the Congress leadership wants my support then I will definitely join the party. It is important to save our country and humanity, and hence, all the people and the parties with the same ideology should join hands. The Congress leadership has to decide now," Rajesh Ranjan, who is popularly known as Pappu Yadav, told PTI. When asked if he would merge his Jan Adhikar Party with the Congress, Yadav said ideology surpasses everything. "In these circumstances when the country is in such a great crisis, whatever order the Congress leadership will give, we will follow." The Madhepura parliamentarian hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying the farmers and the youth were facing trouble and economic crisis and added that there was a need bring a change. Asked about his strategy if Sharad Yadav contests from Madhepura in the Lok Sabha election, Pappu Yadav said: "Whatever is ...
Do not vote for 'liars' like BJP, Congress in LS polls: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Sunday urged people not to vote for "liars" like the BJP and the Congress, saying they made "false promises" on granting full statehood for the national capital. Underlining that how West Bengal votes for TMC chief Mamta Banerjee and Tamil Nadu votes AIADMK, Kejriwal said similarly the people of Delhi should also vote for the Aam Aadmi Party. "First step to support the full statehood in Delhi is by voting for us in the upcoming elections. We will fight for full statehood and get it within two years," he said at a public rally in Malviya Nagar. "I have planned it all on how to give employment, good education and houses to the people of Delhi. I am an educated man having a real degree not a fake one," the chief minister said amid cheers from the public. "Do not vote for liars like the BJP and the Congress who made false promises on granting full statehood to the national capital," he said. Kejriwal said people voted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi ..
Kerjiwal's Twitter post an attack on Hitler, not intended to hurt Hindu sentiments: AAP
The AAP Sunday clarified that the picture of a man chasing the Nazi symbol with a broom shared by party supremo Arvind Kejriwal was an "attack" on German dictator Adolf Hitler and not intended to hurt Hindu sentiments. The development comes a day after a BJP delegation met the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer to complaint against Kejriwal's alleged attempt to incite religious frenzy and communal tensions. The opposition party claimed that the picture, shared by Kejriwal on March 20, showed a man chase a "Hindu swastika" with a broom, the symbol of Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The AAP, in a statement, alleged that the BJP was propagating a false narrative against the party by claiming that it had hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus. The tweet was simply an attack on Hitler and his way of operating, the AAP said. "The BJP should first of all understand the difference between Hindu and Nazi symbols," the party statement said. It looks "very foolish" for the BJP, which claims to
Congress, INPT to contest Tripura LS polls jointly
The Congress and it's old ally the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (INPT) have decided to fight the Lok Sabha elections together in Tripura, leaders of the two parties announced here on Sunday.