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Mamata has chosen path of falsehood to save the corrupt: BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday attacked West Bengal Chief Minister for "choosing the path of falsehood" to protect those involved in the chit funds scam.
WhatsApp blocks TDP MP's account
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP C.M. Ramesh's WhatsApp account was blocked on Saturday by the messaging application platform.
Entire frontline leadership of Cong on bail, could be behind bars any time: Jitendra Singh
Asserting that BJP does not interfere in the functioning of constitutional bodies like the CBI and the ED, Union Minister Jitendra Singh Saturday claimed that the entire frontline leadership of the Congress are out on bail in various cases and could be behind the bars anytime. He was responding to a question about Robert Vadra, Congress President Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law, being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the third consecutive day in connection with a probe into allegations of money laundering to purchase assets abroad. "I think the nation is watching this. May be they have lost the plot somewhere. It has become the norm for them (Congress) because the entire frontline leadership of the party are facing cases and are out on bail. They could be behind the bars anytime," Singh, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's office, told reporters here. He said it is for the nation to decide whether they wish to offer any kind of room or political space to a ...
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has violated oath of constitution: BJP
Launching a fresh attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the BJP Saturday alleged that she has "violated the oath of Constitution" and created a system in the state where leaders from other parties are not allowed to carry out their political activities. "She has violated the oath of Constitution itself because she is not understanding the fact that Bengal is part of India and the Indian government has as much authority over Bengal as the state government. The state government is not a law into itself and can not be a law into itself," said BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi. Targeting Banerjee-led West Bengal government for allegedly denying permission to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's chopper to land in the state, Lekhi said it was the constitutional right of the leaders to address political rallies anywhere in the country they want. "By erecting unconstitutional organisations, she (Banerjee) has created a system where the chief ministers of other states
Ahead of PM Modi's visit, TDP highlights 'revengeful attitude' towards Andhra Pradesh
A day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to address a public rally in Guntur, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Andhra Pradesh president Kimidi Kala Venkat Rao took on the Prime Minister over a number of issues, including special category status.In a strong-worded letter to Prime Minister Modi, Rao claimed that the former shared "friendship" with Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) chief Jagan Mohan Reddy. He alleged that Prime Minister Modi was behaving "more revengeful" towards Andhra Pradesh since its bifurcation in 2014."You and your party members are recapitulating by saying so many things have done to the state. Have you done anything else except unfaithfulness, cheating, dishonesty, revenge to the state of Andhra Pradesh? You are treating the state badly even than rival countries," Rao asserted.Posing a series of questions, Rao questioned Prime Minister Modi's intention of visiting the state, adding that he was "cheating" the state "with the deception as your ...
Rahul instructs Cong leaders to expose 'dictatorship-style governance' of Modi govt
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday instructed the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) presidents and Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leaders to expose the "anti-farmers, anti-youth, anti-women, and anti-people policies" of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government.He opined that the "dictatorship style of governance of the Modi government" should be highlighted in the campaign.During the meeting with the PCC presidents and CLP leaders, Rahul stressed on highlighting in the public campaign of the party the burning issues of unemployment, farmers distress, sabotage of constitutional bodies, misuse of the institutions and investigative agencies, in the mass campaign and social media.Furthermore, Rahul emphasised that the pro-people policies proposed by the Congress party like the Minimum Income Guarantee programme should be taken to the people across the country.According to a release by the AICC, "All states PCC presidents and CLP leaders ..
I am worried about Gadkari, says Pawar
NCP president Sharad Pawar said Saturday that he was "worried" about Union minister Nitin Gadkari as he is being projected as a possible alternative to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gadkari, a senior BJP leader, was recently in news when he was seen as taking swipes at his party's top leadership after the Assembly poll losses in three states. Talking to reporters at Solapur in Maharashtra, Pawar said to a question, "Gadkari ismy friend. We have worked together. There is talk about his name being pushed (as an alternative to Modi) and because of that I am worried about him." He did not elaborate further. Talking about alliances in the state for Lok Sabha polls, Pawar said his party was not engaged in any talks for a tie-up with Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). "Raj Thackeray has a great deal of support from the youth. But we have not had any talks regarding any agreement pertaining to elections with his party," said Pawar. He discusses public issues ...
If mahagathbandhan wins expect 6 PMs a week, country on holiday on Sundays: Shah
Taking a swipe at the opposition parties' proposed "grand alliance", BJP president Amit Shah said if it wins the Lok Sabha polls, every leader of the coalition would take turn to be prime minister for a day on six days of a week and the "country would be on holiday on Sunday". Addressing BJP workers near Panaji as part of the party's 'Atal Booth Karyakarta Sammelan' he asked them to ensure that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is re-elected in the Lok Sabha polls and the party's government would "flush out infiltrators from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to Kolkata". Shah asserted that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was aimed at identifying the "infiltrators" and said that he wanted to ask Congress president Rahul Gandhi whether the NRC exercise should be held in Goa as well. The BJP national president said booth-level workers will help the party win the Lok Sabha polls expected to be held in April. Taunting the opposition parties for trying to cobble up an alliance to oust the BJP from .
Pak TV host arrested for "defamatory" remarks against govt, judiciary
A Pakistani journalist was arrested Saturday for uploading "defamatory and obnoxious" posts against the judiciary, government institutions and intelligence agencies. Rizwan Razi, who hosts a talk shown on Din News, was arrested from his residence in Lahore by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). The FIA said the initial investigation had revealed that Razi's social media posts were made through his Twitter account. He was allegedly uploading "defamatory and obnoxious posts against the armed forces, judiciary, government institutions and intelligence agencies of the country", it said. "Razi earlier had joined the investigation and in his statement he confessed to having uploaded obnoxious posts against the judiciary and other departments through his twitter account since 2011," it said, adding that the suspect had apologised. However, he did not stop this practice, the FIA said. The forensic data extraction report has been obtained and it established Razi uploaded ...
Soldier injured in sniper fire along LoC in J&K's Rajouri
An Army soldier was injured on Saturday in sniper fire apparently from across the border along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, officials said. The soldier was manning a forward post in Kalal area of Naushera sector when he was hit by a bullet apparently fired by a Pakistani sniper, they said. The officials said the injured soldier was administered first aid at a local military hospital and later airlifted to the Army's Command Hospital for specialised treatment. There have been frequent ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the LoC in the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch since the beginning of 2019. Some violations were also reported from the International Border last month.
BJP reiterates it will fight LS polls with alliance
The BJP in Tamil Nadu Saturday reiterated that it would fight the coming Lok Sabha polls in alliance with parties which are not part of the DMK-Congress tie-up. "There is no situation wherein the BJP will fight the elections single-handedly and it will be fought with an alliance as announced earlier," State BJP president Tamilisai Soundarajan told reporters here. Stating that the BJP has started its poll campaign in the state six months ago, she said party workers were motivated and happy over the visits of union ministers and senior party leaders to the state. On the Rafale issue, she said the opposition was indulging in politics over the fighter jet deal as they had no other issues to talk about against the NDA governmen . She said the people of Tamil Nadu were 'eagerly' awaiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to nearby Tirupur on Sunday as he he had always announced various welfare schemes to benefit the state during his earlier visits.
Rahul stooped very low by lying about meeting with Parrikar: Shah
BJP president Amit Shah hit out at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Saturday, saying he had stooped very low by lying about and trying to politicise his visit to ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. Shah was addressing the BJP's booth-level workers in the presence of Parrikar here. "I felt good when Rahul Gandhi went to meet Parrikar, our leader who is battling a disease, to wish him (well)," the BJP president said. "But in the evening, he (Gandhi) claimed that during the meeting Parrikar spoke about the Rafale issue. This is a very low level of politics," Shah said. He accused Gandhi of mocking Parrikar's illness by "speaking lies". "Next day, Parrikar wrote a letter and clarified that he had not even uttered the 'R' of Rafale, let alone (talk about) Rafale and Rahul Gandhi was lying," Shah said. Gandhi had met Parrikar, who is suffering from a pancreatic ailment, on January 29 to enquire about his health. The Congress chief later claimed that the former defence minister had ...
Former MP CM Chouhan calls Rahul Gandhi 'king of lies'
Congress president Rahul Gandhi is the "king of lies" who makes false promises before elections, former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said here Saturday. Chouhan, who is in Gujarat to attend a BJP cluster meet along with deputy CM Nitin Patel and state unit chief Jitu Vaghani, also attacked the Congress-led government in MP for its farm loan waiver scheme. "Rahul Gandhi ji is jhooton ke sartaj (king of lies). He says noting other than lies these days. He makes false promises before elections. He had promised that loans of all farmers will be waived off within ten days. It is two months now and no loan has been waived till date," Chauhan claimed. "The (farm loan waiver) process is being stretched. They (government) first imposed barriers to exclude beneficiaries. They are inviting application from farmers. Why applications, when banks have all the lists online? You check the list and transfer the loan amount to the banks," he said. He alleged the MP .
Cong govt in Pb didn't honour its poll promises, will observe Vishvaghat Divas on March 2: SAD-BJP
The SAD and its ally the BJP Saturday accused the ruling Congress in Punjab of going back on its "tall promises" made to the people of Punjab and decided to observe 'Vishvaghat Divas' (Betrayal Day) on March 2 against the state government. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the BJP which held the first meeting of its the state-level coordination committee here and discussed the strategy and preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections said they would hold constituency-wise protests throughout the state. Both the parties exuded confidence that they would win in all the 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state. "The Congressgovernment in Punjab has put the people of the state on a ventilator, stabbed the farmers, traders, employees, the Dalits and every other Punjabi in the back by going back on all the tall promises made to them during the Assembly poll campaign," alleged SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and the BJP state unit president Shwait Malik after the meeting at the SAD headquarters ...
Modi visits 3 northeastern states, allays fears about citizenship bill
On a whirlwind tour of the Northeast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday addressed rallies in three states, assuring that the citizenship bill won't harm the interests of the people of the region but will provide succour to those who have "embraced the idea and ethos of Mother India". Visiting the northeast for the first time after the bill was passed by Lok Sabha on January 8, Modi crisscrossed Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Tripura during the day and unveiled several projects. Though Modi sought to assuage fears in Assam and the northeast over the bill, in Meghalaya BJP's coalition partner National Peoples Party (NPP) threatened to quit the NDA if the proposed legislation is passed in Rajya Sabha. At a meeting of party leaders of four northeastern states, the NPP adopted a resolution to oppose the bill and break its ties with the NDA if it is passed," NPP president and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said. Addressing a rally at Changsari in the assembly constituency of ...
Telangana govt suspends Vikarabad Dist Collector
The Telangana government Saturday suspended Vikarabad district Collector as per the directives of the Election Commission for allegedly unauthorisedly opening a strong room where EVMs used in the recent assembly polls in a particular constituency, were kept. "The Election Commission has recommended to suspend hi...for unauthorisedly opening the strong room (where EVMs were kept) which he was not supposed to do, a senior state government official told PTI. An election petition (vis-a-vis December 7 Assembly elections) was pending in courts involving the EVMs. The Collectors explanation was that he was not aware about the election petition filed with regard to the particular assembly segment, the official said. The Commission, however, did not agree with the explanation, he said. The Commission asked the state government to issue orders for his suspension before 5 PM on Saturday and the government complied with it, the official said. The Congress had on February 2 demanded .
Gujjars continue quota dharna in Rajasthan
Gujjar protesters continued their sit-in on the rail tracks in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district for the second day on Saturday, refusing to back off from their quota demand even after a government delegation met them there. The blockade by Gujjar Arakshan Sangarsh Samiti chief Kirori Singh Bainsla and his supporters has forced the West Central Railway (CWR) to divert, cancel or partially terminate nearly 200 trains in the last two days. A state government team, which included Tourism Minister Vishvendra Singh and senior IAS officer Neeraj K Pawan, met Bainsla and his supporters, but no no agreement could be reached. "We will continue the dharna on the rail tracks. No compromise was made with the government delegation. We want a 5 per cent reservation order," said Bainsla. He said the government had promised 5 per cent reservation to the Gujjars, Raika-Rebari, Gadia Luhar, Banjara and Gadaria communities in government jobs and educational institutions in its election manifesto. ...
Former MLA rejoins BJP in J-K
A former legislator, who unsuccessfully contested the last assembly elections on the Congress ticket, Saturday rejoined the BJP in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. Former MLA from Basholi Jagdish Raj Sapolia rejoined the BJP at a function in the presence of Union minister Jitendra Singh. Sapolia had won the 2008 assembly elections from the Basholi constituency of Kathua district as a BJP candidate, but left the party. He unsuccessfully contested the 2014 assembly polls on the congress ticket. Welcoming him back to the party fold, Singh said the people in the state, like in other parts of the country, are joining the BJP to be part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's developmental vision for the country. Several panches and sarpanches also joined the BJP, he said.
Law Minister slams Cong for opposing bill banning triple talaq
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday slammed the Congress for opposing the legislation against triple talaq saying the party was supporting a social practice that has been banned in more than 20 Islamic countries. Addressing a farmers' congregation in East Champaran district, Prasad alleged that under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi the Congress was continuing with the politics of minority appeasement, unlike the motto of 'sabka saath sabka vikas' of the Narendra Modi government. "Rahul Gandhi seems to be following the path taken by his father Rajiv Gandhi in the Shah Bano case. Does he realize that triple talaq undermines the dignity of Muslim woman. "Is he aware that this form of instant divorce has been outlawed in as many as 22 Islamic countries. Why can then India not have a law banning this retrograde social practice," Prasad said. Notably, in the 1980s, the Supreme Court had ruled that a divorced Muslim woman was entitled to alimony which was vehemently opposed by .
If grand alliance forms govt, PM will change every day: Amit Shah in Goa
BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday quipped that if the "Mahagathbandhan" (grand alliance) forms government at the Centre, there would be a different Prime Minister every day in the week, while on Sunday, the country would run without any Prime Minister."If Mahagathbandhan forms a government then on Monday Mayawati will be the Prime Minister, Tuesday Akhilesh will be the Prime Minister, on Wednesday HD Deve Gowda, on Thursday N Chandrababu Naidu, on Friday MK Stalin, on Saturday Sharad Pawar while Sunday would be a holiday," Shah said while addressing BJP booth level workers here on Saturday. Shah said that BJP is the only party that can secure the country's border."BJP is the single party that can secure the country's border. After the cross border surgical strike by the Army we are now considered among the countries like America and Israel who are known for taking revenge for their soldier's blood," said Shah.He said that if BJP comes to power in 2019, every illegal immigrant would .