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Mayawati trashes PM-KISAN, says it insults farmers
Hours after it was rolled out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BSP chief Mayawati trashed the ambitious PM-KISAN scheme -- which aims at giving Rs 6,000 annually to small and marginal farmers -- as "inadequate and humiliating".
Modi asks people to mobilise families, friends to join his video interaction
Ahead of his video interaction with "crores" of BJP workers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked people to mobilise their families and friends to join the exercise and fill a "people pulse" survey form on the NaMo app to give him feedback from their constituencies. In his tweets, he also asked them to donate to the saffron party and boost its morale. "On 28th February, I look forward to interacting with crores of Karyakartas (party workers), spread across more than 15,000 locations," Modi said, adding that the hardworking workers were the biggest asset of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). "Enrich the programme on 28th by: Mobilising family & friends to join. Filling People's Pulse survey and giving ground level feedback from your constituency. Donate to BJP, boost morale of Karyakartas. Share thoughts on NaMo App or social media using #MeraBoothSabseMazboot," the prime minister wrote on Twitter. BJP president Amit Shah has claimed that Modi's interaction with party ...
JK guv expresses grief over death of police officer in Kulgam encounter
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Sunday expressed grief over the death of a police officer in an encounter in Kulgam district on Sunday. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Aman Thakur, an army jawan and two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were killed in the encounter in Turigam area of south Kashmir district. Malik has expressed grief over the loss of life of the officer killed in the encounter and prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul, a spokesperson of the Raj Bhavan said. He said the governor also expressed sympathy and solidarity with family members of Thakur. Malik also wished speedy recovery to the security personnel injured during the encounter, the spokesperson said. Several security personnel, including an army major and two soldiers, were injured in the operation which was carried out on a specific information in the village to flush out hiding terrorists.
Modi did not do anything for farmers, remembering them before polls: Congress
The Congress Sunday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he launched a money-transfer scheme for small and marginal farmers, alleging he needs a "face-saver" before the general election as he did not do anything for them during his rule. Party spokesperson Pawan Khera said the government is now remembering farmers as Congress president Rahul Gandhi keeps reminding it about them and that the states ruled by the opposition party have taken measures to benefit peasants. Earlier Sunday, Modi launched the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, transferring the first instalment of Rs 2,000 each to over one crore farmers. The farmers will be given Rs 6,000 in three installments per year. "He (Modi) needs a face-saver. This (scheme) is nothing more than that," Khera said at a press conference and claimed that such pre-poll measures do not work as they did not benefit the Congress as well before the last Lok Sabha election. He
Bengal BJP chief's car damaged in stone pelting
Stones were hurled at West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh's car outside his residence here on Sunday but the leader was unharmed, the state BJP leadership said.
J&K government in touch with states post-Pulwama violence
The Jammu and Kashmir government said on Sunday it was serious about issues confronting Kashmiris studying elsewhere in India and action was being taken against those who attacked members of a community in Jammu after the suicide bombing in Kashmir.
Modi, KCR, Jagan blocking Andhra's development: Naidu
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu here on Sunday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao and YSR Congress President Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy are in cahoots to stall the development of Andhra Pradesh.
Slain DySP left two govt jobs to join police force
So great was his passion for police force that Deputy Superintendent of Police Aman Thakur, who was killed in an encounter in Kulgam on Sunday, gave up two government jobs to don the uniform. Thakur, who is in his late 30s, first got a job in the social welfare department and was later appointed as lecturer at a government college in view of him having master's degree in Zoology. He always wanted to be in the police force and he had a passion for wearing the uniform, one of his close friend in the police said. A resident of Gogla district in Doda region, Thakur, a 2011-batch Jammu and Kashmir Police Service officer, is survived by aged parents, wife Sarla Devi and six-year-old son Arya. Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh could not hold back his emotions while recalling his various meetings with the young police officer. "He was always beaming with enthusiasm and used to lead his team from the front," Singh said. During his tenure in the militancy-infested Kulgam district of ...
Indefinite hunger strike decision taken as last resort: Kejriwal
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said he has decided to go on an indefinite hunger strike demanding full statehood for Delhi after all other efforts failed.
Modi will return as PM: Shah
The blood of 40 CRPF martyrs in the Pulwama terror attack will not go waste and terrorists will be taught a lesson that they will remember for long, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah here on Sunday.
Nagaland BJP won't sever ties with national leadership over Citizenship Bill: minister
Nagaland minister Temjen Imna Along said Sunday the state unit members of BJP would not dissociate themselves from the national leadership even if the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is brought into force by the saffron party-led NDA government after Lok Sabha elections. Along, who is also the state unit president of BJP, was replying to a question by Opposition Naga People's Front (NPF) MLA Moatoshi Longkumer in the assembly. Longkumer, however, insisted that the BJP, a constituent of the ruling NDPP-led People's Democratic Alliance government, also issue a statement on the matter. He alleged that the Neiphu Rio-led government took a U-turn on the bill after protests broke out in the state and other parts of the northeast. "Initially, the chief minister had stated they will not oppose the bill because Article 371(A) protects Nagas. They changed their stance later, keeping in mind popular sentiments," the NPF legislator said during a discussion on the bill. The chief minister tabled a ...
J'khand CM gives certificates to some farmers after PM
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das Sunday handed over certificates to some farmers who have received the first instalment of Rs 2,000 under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme. The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Gorakhpur. Shakuntala Devi of Ranchi, Abbas Ansari of Lohardaga, Ambika Sahu of Simdega, Bhanu Devi from Ramgarh, and a few others received the first instalment, an official release said here. The farmers, who received SMSs from the Prime Minister after receiving the money into their accounts, through direct benefit transfer (DBT), read out Modi's message, it said. Following the launch of PM-Kisan, more than five lakh farmers from Jharkhand received the first instalment of Rs 2,000 each in their accounts, the release said, adding, the farmers would receive a total of Rs 6,000 in three instalments. In the interim Budget 2019-20, the central government had announced the PM-KISAN scheme under which Rs 6,000 per year .
Kejriwal, Shatrughan share stage in Chandigarh for AAP candidate
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday asked people to defeat the BJP and Congress in the coming Lok Sabha election so that the country moves ahead on the development front.
'Mann ki Baat' came to a halt, now 'jan ki baat' will prevail: Ahmed Patel
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Sunday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his monthly radio programme, saying the series of 'Mann ki Baat' has come to a halt and now 'Jan ki baat' (people's opinion) will prevail in the country. Prime Minister Modi suspended his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' broadcast for March and April, and said he will be back with the programme on the last Sunday of May, by when results of the Lok Sabha elections are expected to be declared. "Today the series of Mann ki Baat came to a halt. Now 'jan ki baat' will prevail in the country. You (people) will speak, we will listen... come, lets move forward together, he tweeted in Hindi. In this monthly address through the radio broadcast -- the 53rd since Modi came to power in 2014 -- the prime minister said he was doing so keeping in mind healthy democratic traditions. "Elections are the biggest celebration of democracy. In the next two months, we will be busy in the hurly-burly of the general elections.
No change in stance on Article 35A; only elected govt can take stand: J&K govt
Putting all speculation to rest, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday said its stance remained unchanged that only an elected government would be able to take a stand on Article 35-A before the Supreme Court, which is hearing a bunch of petitions challenging its validity. Addressing a press conference, senior bureaucrat Rohit Kansal, who has been designated as the chief spokesperson of the governor's administration, said, "The stand of the state government on the request of deferment of hearing on Article 35A in the Supreme Court remains the same as requested by them on February 11." He was replying to a question on whether there was a change in the stand of the governor's administration on the contentious issue. Kansal also urged the people of the state not to pay heed to rumours and get panicky on the basis of unsubstantiated and exaggerated pieces of information which were in circulation. "In the past few days several rumours have been circulated and panic messages ...
Andhra: YSRCP cadre obstruct Congress' bus Yatra
Tense situation prevailed in Venkatagiri town in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district on Saturday after YSRCP cadre tried to halt the Congress party's Bus Yatra.The Andhra Pradesh Congress is conducting a 'Bharosa Yatra' rally across the state and as part of this, the Congress state president held the Yatra in six constituencies in the Nellore district.When the Yatra was being held at Venkatagiri town, YSRCP cadre attempted to stop it. They showed black flags to the Yatra and raised slogans against the Congress alleging that they were attempting to to support the TDP only to defeat YSRCP, the party cadre alleged.The confrontation between workers of both parties stirred some tension in the area. Later, police intervened and brought the situation under control.
Arvind Kejriwal again targets Centre, BJP on issue of statehood to Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday criticised the intentions of the BJP and the Centre on the issue of granting statehood to Delhi."BJP's opposition to the statehood for Delhi now is its confession that Modi lied to the people of Delhi in 2014 Lok Sabha elections. People of Delhi will respond to lies and decades of deceit appropriately now," Arvind Kejriwal said.Criticising the Centre for giving a lame excuse that Delhi cannot be granted statehood since it is the capital of India, the Chief Minister said: "Such excuses will not work as people of Delhi are ready to give complete control of the entire New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) area to the Central government and the rest of Delhi from where the government is elected cannot be subservient to the Centre." Kejriwal further said that his decision to go on an indefinite hunger strike from March 1 was taken as a last and final resort since all other possible efforts to persuade the Modi government to allow the elected ...
Modi only leader who can give befitting reply to Pakistan: Shah
BJP president Amit Shah Sunday blamed the Congress for the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the only leader with the capability to give a benefiting reply to Pakistan and take the country forward. "The country is faced with various security issues...Only Modi can give security to the country, take it forward to make it a world power and has the capability and capacity to give a befitting reply to Pakistan," Shah said addressing a rally of booth-level workers of the BJP here. Taking a dig at the Congress-led opposition alliance, he said they cannot do any good to the country. "I am tired of asking the gathbandhan (alliance) who is their leader. They are not responding to me but the public should ask them who is their leader and what are their policies?" "It has no leader and no policy and such an alliance cannot do good to the country. It is the grouping of those who are in dynastic politics and have come together for their own families
Four BJP allies in Maha to meet to discuss seat-sharing
Four smaller allies of the BJP in Maharashtra will be meeting Monday to discuss negotiating strategy for seat-sharing, Rashtriya Samaj Party (RSP) leader Mahadev Jankar said here Sunday. The BJP stitched alliance with the Shiv Sena earlier this week. The saffron party would be contesting 25 out of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state and the Sena would contest 23, one more than in 2014. As the Sena made it clear that its alliance was only with the BJP, other NDA allies will have to negotiate with the latter for seat-sharing. Leaders of RSP, Union minister Ramdas Athawale's RPI, Shiv Sangram Pratisthan of Vinajak Mete and Rayat Kranti Sanghatana of Sadabhau Khot will meet at Jankar's residence here Monday. "We will discuss how we should go about negotiating with the BJP," Jankar said. A senior BJP leader had said that it would not be able to give more than two seats to other (non-Sena) allies as the Sena has got one more seat this time. Jankar had contested the Lok Sabha ..
Turkish President Erdogan lashes out at Sisi over Egypt executions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sharply criticised his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after the recent execution of nine people in Egypt, saying he refused to talk to "someone like him". "They killed nine young people recently. This is not something we can accept," Erdogan said Saturday in an interview with Turkish TV channels CNN-Turk and Kanal D, referring to the execution Wednesday of nine men sentenced for the murder of the Egyptian prosecutor general in 2015. "Of course, we are going to be told that it is a decision of the judiciary, but there, justice, elections, all that, are codswallop. There is an authoritarian system, even totalitarian," Erdogan added. "Now, I am answering those who wonder why Tayyip Erdogan does not speak to Sisi, because there are mediators who come here sometimes, but I will never talk to someone like him," he said. Relations between Turkey and Egypt have been virtually non-existent since the Egyptian military, then led by Sisi, in 2013 .