New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The political debate over the proposed Vande Mataram Bill intensified after AIMIM raised objections over making the song’s recitation mandatory, with Samajwadi Party (SP) spokesperson Ashutosh Verma accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of repeatedly bringing up issues linked to public sentiments and targeting a particular community.Speaking on the controversy, Verma said, “This has repeatedly become a matter of debate: What the guidelines for Vande Mataram shou…
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New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) AIMIM spokesperson Warish Pathan on Tuesday opposed any move to make the recitation of ‘Vande Mataram’ compulsory, arguing that while Muslims respect the national song, certain portions of its lyrics cannot be recited by followers of Islam as doing so would conflict with their religious beliefs. His remarks came after the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on July 24. The proposed legislation seeks to grant…
Jaipur, July 27 (IANS): The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday announced that it will contest the upcoming Panchayat and Municipal body elections in Rajasthan. The move marks party’s first organised attempt to contest grassroots elections in the state. Rajasthan’s local elections have traditionally been dominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. AIMIM plans to field official party nominees as well as supported candidates, in an …
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Amid the Opposition’s criticism over the violence during the NEET-UG paper leak protest, the National Democratic Alliance leaders on Tuesday came in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that the government took swift action over the exam irregularities, asserting that the Centre stands with the country’s ‘Yuva Shakti’ (youth power).During the NDA’s ‘Mangal Milan’ programme, PM Modi stated that the issue of paper leaks is “not limited” to a single state or…
Patna, July 20 (IANS) A fresh political controversy has erupted in Bihar over the colour scheme of the state’s newly inaugurated 551 ‘Saraswati Vidya Niketan’ model schools, with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, AIMIM and other opposition parties accusing the NDA government of saffronisation of education. The ruling alliance has rejected the allegations, asserting that the focus should remain on improving the quality of education rather than politicising the issue.The controversy …
Hyderabad, July 20 (IANS) The BJP in Telangana has sought intervention of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to check what it alleged was intimidation, threats and unlawful interference with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Malkajgiri and Chevella parliamentary constituencies.A delegation of BJP leaders led by party’s state president N. Ramchander Rao met Chief Electoral Officer Sudhershan Reddy on Monday and requested him to immediately have senior offic…
Patna, July 20 (IANS) A political controversy erupted on the opening day of the Bihar Legislature’s Monsoon Session after Opposition parties accused the NDA government of saffronising special government schools by painting them orange.Leaders of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and AIMIM strongly criticised the move, alleging that the government was attempting to inject religious symbolism into the education system.RJD MLA Bhai Virendra, who arrived to attend the Assembly proceedings, launched a s…
Lucknow, July 16 (IANS) The demolition notice to Jauhar University by the Rampur District Administration (RDA) has triggered criticism from Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), which accused the ruling BJP-led dispensation and also the Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav of acting in collusion to bring down the minority institution.“Samajwadi Party government left a loophole during its construction and using that as a premise, the current BJP dispensation is …
Hyderabad, July 16 (IANS) A controversy erupted at a private school in Hyderabad following an allegation that a Hindu student of Class 2 was assigned Islamic religious verses as homework.The student was asked to recite ‘Kalima’ and ‘Sura Fatiha’. The incident occurred at a school in the Saidabad area. The parents of the student confronted the school management, questioning the appropriateness of such an act within an academic environment. The parents lodged their protest with the managem…
Hyderabad, July 15 (IANS) The Election Commission of India on Wednesday revised the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) schedule for Telangana, with the house-to-house visit by BLOs being extended from July 24 to August 3. The poll panel has also extended the rationalisation and rearrangement of polling stations from July 24 to August 3.The draft publication of rolls has been extended to August 10, and the period of filing claims and objections will now be from August 10 to September 9. The notice …