Vadodara, July 10 (IANS) The Congress on Friday called for a Supreme Court-monitored independent judicial investigation into alleged irregularities related to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, demanding the registration of FIRs against those it claimed were involved and questioning the Trust’s governance and financial transparency. Addressing a press conference, party national spokesperson Surendra Rajput alleged that donations and offerings made by devotees for the construction of …
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Chandigarh, July 10 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab secured a win in the Abohar Municipal Corporation and the Morinda Municipal Council on Friday. However, both the BJP and the Congress smelled foul play as they claimed that, despite the numbers, an act of strong-arm tactics was carried out by the government functionaries through the misuse of power.AAP won the posts of Mayor, President and all other key office-bearers in both civic bodies. In the Abohar Municipal Corporation, Ganesh …
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to suspend the conviction of former Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti in the 1998 Rural Development Bank fraud case, denying him relief that could have restored his membership of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. A single-judge Bench of Justice Manoj Jain declined to suspend the conviction awarded to Bharti by a Special MP/MLA court, which had also sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment in the decades-old cooperative bank fra…
Chandigarh, July 10 (IANS) The Congress on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot escape accountability for the theft of Ram Temple donations, since he has taken credit for everything. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate told the media here that when PM Modi sidelined everyone else, including the Shankaracharyas, to claim exclusive credit for everything, he now cannot remain silent. She was accompanied by Punjab party president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and other leaders.Shrinate,…
Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy on Friday urged the state government to respect the Supreme Court’s directions and conduct elections to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), alleging that the Congress government was attempting to delay the polls out of fear of defeat. Addressing a press conference at the state BJP headquarters, Narayanaswamy said Bengaluru residents had been waiting for civic b…
New Delhi/Bhopal, July 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed former Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti’s petition against his conviction in the 1998 Datia Cooperative Rural Development Bank fixed deposit (FD) fraud case, clearing the way for the Datia Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh to go ahead as scheduled. The High Court’s order means Bharti’s conviction and disqualification from the Madhya Pradesh Assembly will remain in force for now, ending the legal uncertainty over the bypol…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) As National Conference (NC) President, Farooq Abdullah, reached out to INDIA bloc leaders and other political parties seeking support for the party’s proposed protest demanding the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the BJP on Friday termed the move an attempt to divert attention from the party’s failures and unfulfilled promises. The development comes days after J&K Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, intensified his demand for the restoration of s…
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Friday passed a Bill to reconstitute the trust governing the historic Ram temple at Ramtek, drawing sharp rebukes from Opposition leaders who question the legality and logic of legislating religious devotion. The legislative move comes on the heels of a separate controversy surrounding the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust in Ayodhya. Rocked by an alleged Rs 1,400-crore donation theft row, the Ayodhya trust recently began searching for its first CEO,…
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Congress Legislative Party leader, Vijay Wadettiwar, on Friday strongly opposed several provisions of the ‘Shri Ram Mandir Devasthan Trust Management, Ramtek Bill’ in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, demanding that the legislation be referred to a Joint Committee for a comprehensive review.Expressing concern over political interference in religious institutions, Wadettiwar argued that a sacred and historic site like the Ramtek Temple should be protected from hasty…
Ayodhya, July 10 (IANS) Stepping up his attack on the Opposition, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday questioned whether anyone would ever be allowed to recite the Hanuman Chalisa inside the Jama Masjid, while accusing previous governments of failing to protect the sanctity of Hanuman Garhi and neglecting Ayodhya for decades. Addressing a public meeting in Bikapur, Ayodhya, the Chief Minister said, “Ayodhya remained deprived of its benefits. Pilgrims visiting Ayodhya were unab…