New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief, Arvind Kejriwal, on Saturday congratulated the country on Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation from the post of Union Education Minister following countrywide protests over NEET paper leaks, calling it a significant victory for democracy. Taking to the social media platform ‘X’, Kejriwal wrote, “Congratulations to the entire country on Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Big win for democracy.”He also shared a video m…
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New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Congress MP Imran Masood on Saturday questioned activist Sonam Wangchuk’s decision to end his 26-day hunger strike after meeting Union Ministers J.P. Nadda and Jitendra Singh, asking what understanding had been reached between the activist and the government. Masood raised doubts over the circumstances under which Wangchuk called off his fast, questioning why he chose to end the protest only after the intervention of Union ministers despite repeated appeals from Opposit…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra said on Friday that the growing frustration among Aam Aadmi Party leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, has become evident after social activist Sonam Wangchuk, associated with the CJP movement, ended his hunger strike and talks between the students and the Central government began. Malhotra said AAP National Convenor Kejriwal and his team had pinned hopes on this “CJP” movement, allegedly sponsored by AAP leaders, to make a politica…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries Ravneet Singh Bittu quit the Union Council of Ministers and President Droupadi Murmu accepted his resignation on Friday, said an official. An official communique issued by the President’s Secretariat said, “The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of Shri Ravneet Singh from the Union Council of Ministers, with immediate effect, under clause (2) of Articl…
Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Kewal Dhillon on Friday accused the Aam Aadmi Party government in the state of incompetence, corruption, and playing with the future of the youth, stating that these incidents expose the hollowness of the government’s claims of “change”.Dhillon questioned the government’s handling of the Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB) Group-B recruitment paper leak case and its silence over the high-tech cheating racket uncovered during t…
Bhubaneswar, July 23 (IANS) Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Thursday alleged that anti‑national forces are behind the ongoing students’ agitation in New Delhi and urged students to stay away from divisive elements trying to defame India on the global stage.Addressing a press conference here, the minister defended the Centre’s handling of the NEET paper leak case. Harichandan said the Union Government acted swiftly after the paper leak surfaced. He noted that the investigatio…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President and Union Minister of State Harsh Malhotra has said that to save their political future the opposition parties have hijacked the student movement and spreading violence from behind the scenes. Addressing a joint press conference on Thursday with Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood, Malhotra said that whatever is happening in the country and Delhi today can be described as anything but student politics.He also welcomed Prime …
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Thursday asked Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal to refrain from spreading unverified information and rumours about an “impending crackdown” on Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protesters at Jantar Mantar here past-midnight. In a message on its official X account, the Delhi Police said, “There is no plan of Delhi Police to crack down on the ongoing protest tonight as is being conveyed. You are advised to refrain from spreading or circulati…
Chandigarh, July 23 (IANS) Former Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Thursday urged the youth protesting over the NEET paper leak to remain vigilant and ensure that their movement is not taken over by political interests. He reiterated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is aware of students’ concerns and expressed the government’s commitment to addressing their demands. Jakhar told the media here that “our children are our pride and the nation’s wealth”. He said the issues raised by the s…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Amid the emerging rift between the Aam Aadmi Party and Congress regarding the student protests led by the CJP in the national capital, AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj accused the grand old party of initiating a ‘parallel movement’ orchestrated by Rahul Gandhi to weaken the CJP’s protest and to belittle it by disseminating videos from Jantar Mantar while attempting to portray itself as a ‘sympathiser’.Mocking the Congress ecosystem of reel makers, influencers, trolls, Bhardw…