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What happened to Patel, Nehru's Congress?: Raman Singh
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Sunday attacked the Congress party, questioning as to how Sardar Vallabhai Patel's and Jawaharlal Nehru 's Congress got wiped out of the nation.Addressing a public rally in Tundra ahead of the Assembly polls in the state, Singh said, "Why is Sardar Vallabhai Patel's and Pandit Nehru's Congress limited to only two states now? What is the reason behind this?"The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister further claimed that the Congress had not done anything for the welfare of the poor and the farmers whereas the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has implemented various schemes for the same.He alleged that the Rahul Gandhi-led party is only interested in "protesting and sloganeering" and does not believe in doing work in reality."All important leaders and ministers including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP chief Amit Shah among others now say that Chhattisgarh is no more a backward state but is now moving towards a developed ..
BJP looking into sexual harassment charge against Uttarakhand leader
The BJP is looking into allegations that an Uttarakhand leader sexually harassed a former party worker, its state unit said Sunday. "The party leadership has taken cognisance of the entire issue and appropriate action will be taken as per the set procedure, state BJP president Ajay Bhatt told PTI. Asked about the allegations against Uttarakhand BJP general secretary (organisation) Sanjay Kumar, the state unit media cell head Devendra Bhasin told reporters the party is aware of them and is looking into them. The harassment took place six months ago, it is alleged. There has been no formal complaint, party leaders said. "Whatever I know about the incident is through the newspapers. As the matter involves a general secretary it would not be proper for me to comment on it unless I hear from the leadership," Bhatt said.
Projections about Goa CM Parrikar's health incorrect: Sardesai
Days after Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane expressed concern over the health of Manohar Parrikar, his cabinet colleague Vijai Sardesai Sunday said the chief minister was doing fine. Sardesai, whose Goa Forward Party (GFP) is a ruling constituent in the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance government, also said the "projections" being made about Parrikar's health are incorrect. "Parrikar's health is far better compared to his stay in the AIIMS in Delhi in September this year. The way the picture is being projected about his health is not true. Parrikar is much better now compared to when we had seen him after his discharge from Delhi," he told reporters. Parrikar, 62, was shifted to his private residence in Goa last month. He is currently recuperating at his private residence here. Responding to a query, Sardesai said, "It is natural that when a chief minister is immobile or missing in action, the administration gets affected. But we are there to take care of the .
Congress lacks leadership, strategy and principle: Amit Shah
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, saying that it lacks leadership, strategy and principle.While addressing a public rally days before the first phase of the Assembly election in the state Shah said, "On one side, there is Congress with no leader, no strategy and no principle and on the other hand, there is the BJP under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Raman Singh. The Congress always opposed the Chhattisgarh and it was only after Atal Bihari Vajpayee became prime minister that the state was formed."He also drew a comparison between former Congress government at the Centre and the incumbent BJP government at the Centre."Five years back, when there was the Congress government; it gave Chhattisgarh Rs 48,000 crore during the 13th Finance Commission. When the BJP government came in the 14th pay commission, Rs 1, 37,947 crores was given to Chhattisgarh. So, Prime Minister Narendra ...
Dozens of Yemeni rebels killed in Red Sea port city: medics
Dozens of Yemeni rebels have been killed in battles and air strikes in Hodeida, medics said Sunday, as pro-government forces advanced in the insurgent-held Red Sea port city. The bloodshed comes despite growing international pressure to end a years-long conflict that has left thousands dead. Fifty-three Huthi rebels were killed and dozens were injured over the past 24 hours, medical sources in Hodeida told AFP. Clashes intensified in the city and centred around its university on Saturday and Sunday morning, a pro-government military official said. Huthi media reported air strikes in Hodeida on Sunday but did not give a fighter casualty toll. Military officials said Saudi-led coalition warplanes carried out dozens of air strikes to support pro-government forces in the fighting which began on Thursday evening. Thirteen pro-government troops were killed, medical sources in Aden and Mokha - where the fighters were transported - told AFP. The clashes erupted just hours after the government
'BJP trying to disturb communal harmony on Tipu Jayanti issue'
Karnataka government Sunday charged BJP with trying to disturb communal harmony over the issue of 'Tipu Jayanti' celebrations on November 10 and warned of stern action against those trying to violate law and order that day. The birth anniversary celebrations of Tipu Sultan, the 18th century ruler of the princely state of Mysore, have been held on November 10 by the state government since 2016. "BJP has been trying to disturb communal harmony on the Tipu Jayanti issue. We will not allow them to do it. Any attempt to disrupt law and order will be dealt with an iron hand," Deputy Chief minister G Parameshwara told reporters here. The event would take place without any disturbance, irrespective of protests, he said. The government's decision to celebrate the day on November 10 2016 had drawn flak from BJP and the RSS, who had termed it as "minority appeasement". Meanwhile minister of state for skill development, Ananth Kumar Hegde requested the state government not to ...
CG polls: Shah asks Rahul to clear stand on Raj Babbar's Naxalism remark
Latching on to the remark of Congress leader Raj Babbar on the Naxal movement in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, BJP chief Amit Shah Sunday asked Congress president Rahul Gandhi to make clear his party's stand on Naxalism. Shah also claimed that Babbar had described Naxalism as a "revolution". Addressing a public meeting in Ambagarh Chowki town in Rajnandgaon district, Shah said, "A Congress leader yesterday described Naxalism as a revolution and said that Maoists were engaged in revolution. "I want to ask the Congress chief to make his stand clear on Naxalism. Your leader called it a revolution. What is your stand?" Shah was referring to the remarks made by Uttar Pradesh Congress president Raj Babbar during a press conference held in Raipur Saturday, when he had said Naxals had launched a "revolution" which cannot be stopped through guns, and the menace should be resolved through talks. When Babbar was asked whether he was suggesting Naxals were revolutionaries, he had said, "I want to ...
If Ram temple is built, I will also go to light earthen lamp: Hooda
Senior Congress leader and former Haryana chief Minister on Sunday said the Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute is before the Supreme Court and if a Ram temple is built in Ayodhya, he too will light a 'deepak' (lamp) there. Asked about the issue, he said, "If a Ram temple is built there, I will also go to light an earthen lamp." Later, reacting to Hooda's comments, BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said, "Congress is talking about Ram temple but their own leader Shashi Tharoor has given a statement a few days back suggesting about 'bad Hindu' and 'good Hindu'. Hooda is saying that he will go and light a lamp if Ram temple is built. I would say please do not be a 'bad Hindu'." Hooda also exuded confidence that the Congress will form government in Rajasthan with two-third majority following the November 7 Assembly elections there. "Congress will come to power with two-third majority in the state. The party's legislatures will chose the chief minister and the high command will take a .
Ruckus at Signature Bridge inauguration
BJP president Manoj Tiwari and his supporters allegedly entered into a scuffle with AAP members and police at inaugural event of the newly-built Signature Bridge, which Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal termed as "unprecedented". Tiwari and his supporters reached up to the venue in protest that he was not invited to event despite being Member of Parliament from the area. Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia were not present when the protest took place. Reacting to the incident, Kejriwal tweeted, "Unprecedented. Chaos by BJP at Signature Bridge inauguration site. Its a Del govt prog. Police mute spectator. Can LG, being head of Del police, ensure peace and order at Signature bridge inauguration site?" BJP, however, said that AAP leader Amantullah Khan used abusive language and pushed Tiwari. Tiwari had expressed displeasure over not being invited to the inaugural function and took a dig at Kejriwal government saying he will be present at the bridge to welcome the chief minister, who is .
All-UK customs Brexit deal report is 'speculation' - PM May's office
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May's office has dismissed as "speculation" a newspaper report that suggests an all-UK customs deal will be written into the legally binding agreement governing Britain's withdrawal from the EU
AAP, BJP activists clash at Signature Bridge opening
Ahead of the inauguration of the Signature Bridge over the Yamuna, BJP and AAP activists clashed here on Sunday, with Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari attacking AAP workers and punching a policeman who intervened.
No power in world can stop Ram Temple construction: Giriraj Singh
Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Giriraj Singh on Sunday said that no power in the world could stop the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.Speaking on the ongoing Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid issue, Singh informed that BJP's Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Rakesh Sinha would bring a private members' bill for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya."The main thing which has to be seen is that whether Congress will come forward to support the bill or any other political outfit. Building a Ram Temple is a wish of crores of Hindu devotees. Let's see if they support or not." he added.The BJP minister also urged the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and the Supreme Court to look into the matter and chalk out an effective solution."It has been so many years, but this matter has been hanging in the air. Both the Centre and judiciary must pave some way for the solution. In the past, there were certain cases which got resolved overnight by the ...
Manoj Tiwari gets into scuffle with AAP supporters at Signature Bridge inauguration
A scuffle broke out between supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by state party chief Manoj Tiwari and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters at the inauguration event of the Signature Bridge here in the national capital on Sunday.Manoj Tiwari was allegedly stopped by the police and AAP supporters from attending the event.Speaking to the media following the tussle, Tiwari said, "I am a Member of Parliament from this area. I got the work for this bridge restarted and this is how Arvind Kejriwal is treating me.""I was invited to the inauguration event. So what is the problem? Am I a criminal? Why have the police surrounded me? I'm here to welcome him (Arvind Kejriwal). The AAP and police have misbehaved with me," he further said while lashing out at the AAP government, led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.The 575-meter bride is to be inaugurated by the Cheif Minister today, following which it will be open for public use.The Signature Bridge project aims to reduce travel ...
China pats Pakistan for 'efforts' to have peace talks with India
China on Sunday patted Pakistan for its "efforts" to have peace talks with India to resolve the "outstanding" Kashmir dispute.
'KCR running a dictatorial, one family rule in Telangana'
: Charging caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao with running a dictatorial and one-family rule in Telangana, senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan Sunday exuded confidence that the Congress led alliance would win the December 7 assembly polls and form the next government. Speaking to reporters here, he alleged that the promises made to the people in the run up to the 2014 elections were just to garner votes and added that the coming polls would be fought over the 'misrule' of KCR (as Rao is popularly known) government. "The last four-and-half-years of KCR government was nothing but a tragedy for the people of Telangana...it has been a complete dictatorial and one-family rule, where all the promises made before 2014 elections were not fulfilled," Chavan, who was also a former Union Minister, said. Chavan claimed that the present mood in Telangana was that the TRS government would go (lose), Congress would come to power and with that misery of people will ...
Build memorials, name schemes in memory of my father:N D Tiwari's son
Rohit Shekhar Tiwari, son of veteran Congress leader Narayan Datt Tiwari who passed away recently,Sunday said the governments at the Centre, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand should build memorials and name schemes in the memory of his father. N D Tiwari had the rare distinction of serving as the chief minister of both-- Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand-- and also served as a Union Minister. In a statement, Rohit Shekhar said schemes should be launched that symbolise his father's pragmatic, modern and progressive politics. A condolence meeting organised in his memory on Saturday was attended by a host of senior leaders including former prime minister Manmohan Singh,former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh, Uttarakhand minister Satpal Maharaj and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh among others.
Ahead of polls, Hasina announces to build 560 model mosques, Islamic university in B'desh
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday announced that her government will construct 560 model mosques and an Islamic university with the Saudi assistance, in an attempt to woo hardline Islamists ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled next month. Speaking at an Islamic clerics rally here, Hasina urged the clerics not to be agitated by anti-Islam propaganda on social media, saying her government has enacted tougher laws to expose to justice perpetrators of any malicious campaign regarding the religion. "I know that a lot of propaganda spreads on social media...do not pay any heed to them, she said. The premier said that her government has introduced tough cyber-crime laws to deal with such malicious campaigns and anyone who spreads such false information would be exposed to justice." She said the Saudi government will assist her government in building the mosques and the Islamic university, the Dhaka Tribune reported. Hasina's Awami League party is considered as the ..
Answer questions on Rafale: Opposition on PM Modi's 'vendors of lies' remark
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to select politicians as "vendors of lies," the opposition parties, in response, have asked why the Prime Minister is choosing to remain mum on the questions posed about the controversial Rafale deal.Criticising Prime Minister Modi over his remark, Congress leader PL Punia told ANI, "It would have been great if he would have replied to the questions raised by Rahul Gandhi. He is yet to address the questions raised on the biggest corruption case in the country, the Rafale deal. The people know who is speaking lies."Resonating similar sentiments, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Manoj Jha said, "We didn't see this lying machine before 2014. This machine was made in 2013-14. This machine told us that there was no work done in the country in the last 70 years. Is there a bigger lie than this? One thing which is not a lie is the sweet deal of Rs 45,000 crore. We should be afraid of God."Prime Minister Modi, while interacting with BJP booth
Provide support to stranded pilgrims: Odisha to Uttarakhand
The Odisha government on Sunday requested the Uttarakhand government to provide necessary support to the 42 Odia pilgrims stranded at Badrinath due to snowfall.
AAP protests against BJP MP's 'assault' on Purvanchalis
AAP leaders and workers staged a protest near the BJP headquarters here Sunday, demanding action against South Delhi legislator Ramesh Bidhuri for allegedly assaulting and misbehaving with people from the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh during a 'Run for Unity' event. The protestors tried to march from the AAP office on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg towards the BJP headquarters on the same lane, but were stopped by police. Bidhuri, a Bharatiya Janata Party MP, and his supporters have been accused of assaulting and misbehaving with party worker Chandan Chaudhary and others during the event in Sangam Vihar to commemorate the 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on October 31. The AAP workers raised slogans against Bidhuri demanding that the BJP take action against him. "Bidhuri has insulted Purvanchalis. BJP will be taught a lesson by them in 2019 election," said Dilip Pandey, a senior leader and Purvanchali face of the AAP. Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari Friday issued a ...