Datia (Madhya Pradesh), July 13 (IANS) BJP candidate Ashutosh Tiwari and Congress nominee Ghanshyam Singh filed their nomination papers on Monday for the Datia Assembly by-election, with both parties holding separate roadshows and showcasing their political strength ahead of the July 30 poll.Tiwari filed his nomination in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal, former Home Minister Narottam Mishra and several senior BJP leaders, signalling the ruling pa…
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Datia (Madhya Pradesh), July 13 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra turned emotional and broke down while addressing BJP workers in Datia on Monday, marking his first major public appearance after being denied the party ticket for the Assembly by-election from his long-time political stronghold.The emotional moment came as Mishra appealed to party workers and voters to ensure the victory of BJP nominee Ashutosh Tiwari, signalling that he had put aside personal disappointme…
Datia, July 13 (IANS) Congress candidate and former MLA Ghanshyam Singh filed his nomination for the Datia Assembly bypoll on Monday, with senior party leaders rallying behind him and asserting that resentment within the BJP over the denial of a ticket to former minister Narottam Mishra would benefit the opposition.Senior Congress leaders, including Madhya Pradesh party chief Jitu Patwari, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Umang Singhar, former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh and former MLA Rajendra Bha…
Indore/Datia, July 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday ruled out any change in its candidate for the Datia Assembly by-election, with senior party leader and Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya asserting that the former Home Minister Narottam Mishra would campaign for the party’s official nominee, Ashutosh Tiwari. His remarks came amid continuing unrest in Datia following the BJP’s decision to deny a ticket to Mishra.As the ruling BJP sought to proje…
Indore, July 10 (IANS) Amid speculation over differing public statements by senior Congress leaders on the alleged Ujjain land deal, All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary and Madhya Pradesh In-charge Harish Chaudhary on Friday asserted that State Congress Chief Jitu Patwari’s allegations against Chief Minister Mohan Yadav represented the party’s official stand, while former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh’s remarks on the issue were made in his personal capacity. During a press co…
Bhopal, July 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday hit back at senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh over his proposed Mahakal-to-Ayodhya padyatra, with Khajuraho MP Vishnu Dutt Sharma dismissing his allegations concerning the Ram Temple and land linked to the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain as “baseless”.Former Madhya Pradesh BJP chief Sharma said the entire country knew the kind of statements made by Digvijaya Singh and rejected his allegations relating to the Ram Temple Trust an…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Congress MP Tariq Anwar on Saturday recalled former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s remark regarding Pakistan that “You can change your friends, but not your neighbours” while defending Jammu and Kashmir National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah, who was one of the 117 eminent signatories seeking restoration of dialogue between both nations. Speaking to IANS, Anwar said: “Farooq Abdullah hails from Kashmir and has served as both Chief Minister and Union Minist…
Datia, July 4 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday formally launched its campaign for the high-stakes Datia Assembly bypoll, with state president Jitu Patwari and former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh projecting organisational unity, attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and keeping the suspense over the party’s candidate alive. Patwari, who reached Datia from Bhopal accompanied by Digvijaya Singh, addressed a well-attended workers’ convention on Saturday.Patwari said the Congress was fully unit…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Ajay Alok on Saturday alleged that one of the accused in the Ram Temple embezzlement case, Ramashankar Yadav alias Tinnu Yadav, had “phone conversations” with Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav. He also said there are more revelations in the case yet to be made.Speaking to IANS, the BJP leader claimed: “The actions of the Samajwadi Party are gradually being exposed. It is also being reported that Tinnu Yadav had s…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) As former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh alleged that valuable land near the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain had been allotted to a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-linked trust and was being used for commercial purposes, Vishva Hindu Parishad International President Alok Kumar said on Saturday that Singh has a habit of making ‘highly irresponsible statements’. Kumar also asserted that the RSS does not own land across the country, exce…