Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) The Maharashtra government declared a three-day mourning period on Wednesday following the sad demise of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. His body will be cremated with state honours on Thursday at 11 a.m., said the state government in a statement. During these three days, the national flag will be flown at half-mast at all the buildings in Maharashtra where the national flag is regularly hoisted. Also, no government entertainment programmes should be organised during this…
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Bhopal, Jan 28 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav mourned the passing of a ‘down-to-earth’ leader whose contributions to development were invaluable, extending heartfelt condolences.“The Honourable Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Ajit Pawar, was always dedicated to serving the poor, the underprivileged, and the marginalised. He made an invaluable contribution to the development of Maharashtra. He was a leader deeply connected to the people. I offer my heartfelt condole…
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Monday backed Jan Shakti Janata Dal chief Tej Pratap Yadav for his remarks about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, describing him as a “cowardly leader” and stating that Rahul Gandhi is not a serious leader. This followed Tej Pratap Yadav’s criticism of Rahul Gandhi, in which he called him a “cowardly leader” and agreed with statements by former Congress leader Shakeel Ahmad. Tej Pratap Yadav questioned Rahul Gandhi’s politi…
Bhopal/Dhar, Jan 22 (IANS) The Opposition Congress on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court’s verdict of permitting both the communities, Muslims and Hindus, to offer prayers at the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh.Responding to the development, Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari said that the Supreme Court has given its verdict on the Bhojshala issue and it is the duty of every citizen to follow the direction and maintain law and order.“The …
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The NDA allies on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh over his remarks accusing the BJP and the RSS of playing a “coordinated game of division” with the AIMIM, asserting that the veteran leader was making such statements only to keep his politics alive.Digvijaya Singh had accused the BJP and the RSS of pursuing a “coordinated game” of division in tandem with the AIMIM.He also claimed that Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Muhammad Ali J…
Bhopal/New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The moment after Nitin Nabin was elected as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President during an organisational event ‘Sangathan Parv’ at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday, the party workers here in Madhya Pradesh celebrated the occasion exchanging greetings and sharing sweets. A large number of party workers, including senior leaders, assembled at the BJP headquarters in Bhopal to participate in the celebration and they offered sweets to eac…
Indore, Jan 17 (IANS) Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi arrived in Indore on Saturday to meet families and patients affected by the recent vomiting and diarrhoea outbreak linked to water contamination in the Bhagirathpura area of the city in Madhya Pradesh.Several state Congress leaders, including Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari, LoP in the State Assembly Umang Singhar, former Chief Minister and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh and former …
Bhopal/Indore, Jan 16 (IANS) After Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Friday that the BJP-led state government has taken an exemplary action by suspending an IAS officer in connection with the contaminated water tragedy in Indore’s Bhagirathpura, veteran Congress leader and former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh accused him of failing to fix accountability against senior officials and the local BJP leaders into the incident. Former Chief Minister Singh reiterated his demand for a j…
Indore, Jan 8 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Thursday demanded a judicial inquiry into the deaths allegedly caused by contaminated drinking water in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area.He accused the government authorities and elected representatives of indulging in a blame game instead of fixing responsibility.Expressing anguish over the incident, the Rajya Sabha MP said it was shocking that Indore — known as the economic capital and one of …
Bhopal, Jan 3 (IANS) Congress on Saturday continued its attack on the Madhya Pradesh government over the Indore water contamination crisis that claimed several lives, with grand old party leader Digvijaya Singh blaming the city Mayor for the incident.Singh, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, alleged that the Indore Mayor and a local BJP leader were responsible for the tragic incident.Expressing grief over the death of several people, he demanded that all responsible people, in…