Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 30 (IANS) Kerala’s Education and Labour Minister V. Sivankutty on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, alleging that the party has completed its “saffronisation” both at the national level and in Kerala, and has effectively turned into a recruitment agency for the RSS.Addressing the media, Sivankutty cautioned sections of the press against functioning as public relations platforms for what he described as an “unholy Congress-BJP alliance”.“At a tim…
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Murshidabad, Dec 28 (IANS) West Bengal Police on Sunday detained Ghulam Nabi Azad, also known as Robin, the son of Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) founder Humayun Kabir, for allegedly assaulting Kabir’s Personal Security Officer (PSO).Humayun Kabir, a suspended Trinamool Congress leader and Bharatpur MLA who had earlier sparked controversy by announcing plans to construct a Babri Masjid in Murshidabad, once again found himself in the spotlight after his PSO, Constable Jumma Khan, lodged a complaint a…
Murshidabad, Dec 28 (IANS) Suspended Trinamool Congress leader and Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir, in an interview with IANS on Sunday, stated that he will respond if anyone attempts to incite trouble against his vision of building a Babri Masjid in Murshidabad, West Bengal.Emphasising his fearlessness, Kabir pointed out that Murshidabad has a 72 per cent Muslim population, unlike Ayodhya, where, according to him, only a small number of community members reside. Citing this reason, he questioned th…
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Friday criticised the BJP and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, saying that their version of Hindutva and patriotism was hypocrisy. Referring to Fadnavis’ statement after the formal announcement of alliance between the Thackeray cousins that the BJP does not wear the saffron shawl merely for votes, the Thackeray camp termed it as “the pinnacle of double standards”. It further claimed that the BJP’s Hindutva is a “sham”…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) After the Delhi High Court granted conditional relief to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar by suspending the life sentence awarded to him in the 2017 Unnao rape case, Samajwadi Party MP Rajeev Kumar Rai on Wednesday expressed concern, stating that “sometimes court decisions are difficult to understand”. A Division Bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar suspended Sengar’s life sentence and granted him bail during the pendency of his …
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) West Bengal’s IPS officer-turned-politician Humayun Kabir may not be the first leader to eye a favourable mandate from more than 30 per cent Muslim population in the state, but perhaps the leader holding an extra edge in capturing religious sentiments with his intent of building a “Babri Masjid” in Murshidabad district. Most political parties have been influencing minority voters in this state which shares a border with Bangladesh — that has witnessed immigration throug…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The BJP on Monday came out in support of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks describing India as a “Hindu Rashtra” and his comments flagging what he termed “Islamic extremism” in West Bengal, triggering sharp political reactions across parties.Addressing a gathering on Sunday, Bhagwat had asserted that India is a “Hindu nation” and said no constitutional sanction is required for it, as it is a “truth”.He also raised questions over suspended Tr…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The BJP on Monday accused the Trinamool Congress of playing politics over religious matters ahead of the Assembly elections, which are slated for next year. The reaction comes following Trinamool MLA Zakir Hussain’s announcement of constructing a Shri Krishna temple at an estimated cost of Rs one crore. Earlier, Trinamool’s another MLA, who has been suspended, announced and then went ahead with the construction of a Babri mosque, said to be a replica of the mosque in Ayo…