Jaipur, April 14 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, accusing it of disrespecting B.R. Ambedkar and failing to honour his legacy on time. Addressing a public gathering, Sharma alleged that the Congress not only denied Ambedkar due political opportunities but also delayed conferring the country’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, upon him. He said, “Ambedkar was a towering figure and deserved the Bharat Ratna much…
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Ballia, April 10 (IANS) Delhi BJP MP Manoj Tiwari has supported the demand to confer the Bharat Ratna on Mangal Pandey, one of the earliest icons of India’s freedom struggle. He remarked that while Pandey deserves the country’s highest civilian award, his legacy is far greater than any honour. Speaking to reporters, Tiwari said he had not been fully aware of the demand earlier but now considers it justified.“It is a very valid demand. Mangal Pandey truly deserves the Bharat Ratna. If Uttar…
Guwahati, April 3 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Friday, launched a sharp attack on the Congress and AIUDF while campaigning for NDA candidate Deepak Kumar Das in Assam’s Barpeta, asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance would not allow the state to become a hub of “love jihad” or “land jihad”. Addressing a public rally, Chief Minister Adityanath alleged that the Congress had “already fled the electoral field”, while claiming that the time had come to…
Chennai, March 29 (IANS) AMMK General Secretary T. T. V. Dhinakaran has asserted that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is poised to form the next government in Tamil Nadu following the Assembly elections scheduled for April 23.Addressing the media on Saturday, Dhinakaran said there is strong anti-incumbency sentiment against the ruling DMK government and claimed that the political climate is turning increasingly favourable for the NDA across the state.“The people of Tamil Nadu are lookin…
Chennai, March 29 (IANS) Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) general secretary T. T. V. Dhinakaran on Saturday asserted that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is poised to form the next government in Tamil Nadu following the Assembly elections scheduled for April 23. Addressing the media, Dhinakaran said there is strong anti-incumbency sentiment against the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government and claimed that the political climate is turning increasingly favourable for th…
Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief, Mayawati, on Saturday came down heavily on the Congress over its proposal seeking the Bharat Ratna for Bahujan leader Kanshi Ram, accusing the party of attempting to “exploit his name” despite what she described as its long-standing “anti-Dalit” attitude.Her remarks came a day after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha (LoP), Rahul Gandhi, said that if late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru were alive today, Bahujan leader Kanshi Ram would…
Gandhinagar, Feb 26 (IANS) Gujarat’s Rs 4.08 crore budget for 2026-27 is a historic document and a strong foundation for the state’s vision of ‘Developed Gujarat @ 2047,’ Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said on Thursday. Participating in the general discussion in the Legislative Assembly, Minister Vaghani contrasted the current financial management with the Congress-era budgets.“During Congress rule, budgets were merely a web of numbers, without any integrated framework for developme…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Saturday released a coffee table book on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and recalled his personal association with the veteran leader.The book, titled “Atal Bihari Vajpayee: The Eternal Statesman”, authored by senior BJP leader Vijay Goel, was released at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi.Addressing the gathering, the Vice President described the occasion as both an honour and an emotional moment, and said …
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Tuesday led the nation in paying tributes to Bharat Ratna awardee and former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur on his death anniversary, remembering him as a true people’s leader who dedicated his life to social justice and public service.Posting on X, the Vice President said, “On the death anniversary of Bharat Ratna Karpoori Thakur Ji, I offer my humble respects and respectful tribute to him. As a true people’s leader, he ded…
Ahmedabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Gujarat Vidyapith, the historic institution founded by Mahatma Gandhi, is set to extend the legacy of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai to a national audience by sharing replicas of his Bharat Ratna and Nishan-e-Pakistan awards with the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML) in New Delhi.The initiative follows a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two institutions in 2024.The Morarji Desai Museum at the Vidyapith, established in 2003, preserves the late …