Srinagar, May 8 (IANS) J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its leader in the UT Assembly of playing the “politics of revenge”.Talking to reporters here, Abdullah alleged that the Leader of Opposition (LOP) Sunil Sharma is waiting to somehow get the Chief Minister’s chair in J&K.Replying to a question about the statement made by Sharma that there could be defections in the ruling National Conference (NC), he said: “The LOP should remem…
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Nandigram, May 6 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari, who emerged victorious from both Nandigram and Bhabanipur Assembly constituencies, on Wednesday remarked that outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government was “even worse” than its predeccesor CPM.Adhikari, who defeated Banerjee in the Bhabanipur constituency, was in Nandigram to thank the voters.”I had come here to express gratitude to the people. They have elected me as MP twice and…
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) A day after the declaration of Assembly election results in West Bengal, residents of Bhowanipore including traditional idol-makers expressed a mix of relief, optimism and expectations from the incoming BJP government, about the challenges they have faced over the years and the changes they now hope to see.Members of the murtikar (idol-maker) community said their livelihoods had been under strain, citing issues such as disruption in the supply of raw materials like mud and …
Bhopal, April 25 (IANS) A political face-off is set to unfold in the one-day special session of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly on April 27, with the opposition Congress preparing to challenge the BJP government’s position on the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam. Ahead of the session, the Congress has convened a meeting of its Members of the Legislative Assembly to firm up its strategy and coordinate its response inside the House.The Congress Legislative Party meeting will be held at 9:00 …
Bengaluru, April 24 (IANS) As a special Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is held to discuss internal reservation, the Karnataka BJP on Friday alleged that the government has created confusion instead of providing internal reservation to Dalits, thereby sowing seeds of discord and pushing communities into conflict.The BJP claimed that the people of the state will not forgive the government for this.Speaking to the media at the BJP state office, former Deputy Chief Minister a…
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to win at least 110 of the 152 constituencies in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls held on April 23, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday.“We have calculated this figure after a night-long analysis on Thursday. Of the 152 Assembly constituencies for which polling was conducted on Thursday, the BJP candidates will win from at least 110 Assembly constituencies, if not more. We will form the new governmen…
Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday alleged that the state BJP government engaged solely in scams under the guise of crop procurement as it “continues to impose new conditions on farmers with the intent of ensuring that the government does not have to procure crops”. “Yet another scam is currently being orchestrated in the name of wheat and mustard procurement. Instead of actually procuring wheat and mustard, the government is imposing…
Jaipur, April 7 (IANS) Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, in Chapter 16 of his ‘Intezaar Shastra’ digital series, launched a sharp attack on the Rajasthan government over delays in the construction of Marwar Medical University. He alleged that the BJP government has failed to protect the aspirations of the Marwar region, stating that the proposed Rs 500 crore project has fallen victim to a “tortoise pace” of progress.Ashok Gehlot said the deadline of March 31, 2027, now appears to be merely “…
Jaipur, April 6 (IANS) As a division bench of the Rajasthan High Court upheld a single bench order cancelling the Sub-Inspector (SI) Recruitment Exam 2021 over allegations of paper leak and impersonation, veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Monday asked the ruling BJP government to “do their job” and stop blaming the previous Congress government.Speaking to the media, Gehlot said, “Proceed in accordance with the law. We were in power then; they are in power now. At that time, incidents…
Bhopal, March 27 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Congress has launched a sharp offensive against the ruling BJP government, demanding immediate withdrawal of the proposed electricity tariff hike and relief for consumers.Congress president of the Madhya Pradesh unit, Jitu Patwari, flayed the government’s decision to hike electricity tariffs by 4.80 per cent from April 1, describing it as a “direct assault on the pockets of the common people”.He pointed out that tariffs in Madhya Pradesh have alre…