New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) After staging a walkout to protest the presence of the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) members at the all-party meeting convened by the government on Sunday, the Opposition leaders called the invitation of the Trinamool Congress’ rebel faction “unconstitutional” and “murder of democracy”.The Opposition described the NCPI as an “unrecognised political party”.Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy, speaking to the reporters on the walkout, said: “The concern is that…
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Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) Punjab Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Kuldeep Dhaliwal on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state was a “flop show”. He said the visit was not only disappointing for Punjab but also that his statements were hollow and intended to mislead the people.Dhaliwal launched a direct attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying those who can steal donations in the name of a sacred place like the Ram Mandir can never be honest towards the na…
Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) Punjab Police have arrested its officer Gurinderjit Singh Nagra, who has been facing FBI allegations of $400,000 extortion linked to international crime syndicates.Under ‘Operation Hard Ball’, US authorities accused Inspector Nagra, the former Station House Officer (SHO) of the police station in Tanda town in Hoshiarpur district, of colluding with the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria syndicate to extort an Indian-origin family in California by threatening to falsely implicate their …
Jalandhar, July 17 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has never visited Punjab empty‑handed and has always brought developmental initiatives for the state. “On behalf of the people of Punjab, I thank the Prime Minister,” Dhillon said while addressing a public gathering in the presence of PM Modi and the party leadership. He noted that even today, PM Modi inaugurated projects worth hundreds of crores of rupees…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Delhi BJP president Harsh Malhotra on Friday welcomed the ECI’s decision to extend the SIR deadline in the city, cautioning citizens against “misinformation” being spread by AAP and Congress leaders among Purvanchalis over alleged deletion of voters’ names. The Delhi BJP President said it is unfortunate that AAP leaders continue to incite the Purvanchal community living in Delhi, as well as economically weaker sections residing in slum clusters, against the Bharatiy…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government of trying to “engineer a tainted two-thirds majority in Parliament”, asserting that it is quite unlikely to secure the required numbers. Even if the Union government manages to get two-thirds majority, it would be a “disgraced one and an insult to the Constitution of India”, said Congress General Secretary (Communications) In-Charge Jairam Ramesh and MP Naseer Hussain to reporters after the…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) With the monsoon session of Parliament just days away, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to hold a Parliamentary Party meeting on July 21 to finalise its aggressive legislative roadmap. The meeting, scheduled for 9:30 am at the GMC Balayogi Auditorium in the Parliament Library Building, will bring together all BJP allies from both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.The Parliament session is scheduled to begin on July 20 and will continue till August 13, ac…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal over the latter’s participation in a Sundarkand recitation and the party’s campaign over the alleged Ram Temple donation theft case, questioning the sincerity of Kejriwal’s religious outreach.Speaking to reporters, Tiwari alleged that Kejriwal’s expressions of devotion were politically motivated and claimed that his actions did not align with his p…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday fixed July 23 for hearing arguments on the quantum of sentence for former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain and four others convicted in the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. The Karkardooma Court said it would commence hearing arguments on sentencing from July 23 after delivering its judgment on Monday, convicting Hussain, Javed, Anas, Nazim, and Kasim in the murder case…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Facing flak over the conviction of former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain in the 2020 Delhi riots case, the party’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday sought to distance himself, stating that the convict had been expelled from the party long ago.Kejriwal, taking to his X account, posted, “We expelled him from AAP long long back. Didn’t he join one of chanda chor party’s sister organization?”His reply comes on the back of scathing criticism from the BJP,…