New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The political controversy surrounding alleged land transactions linked to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and his family members deepened on Wednesday, with the Congress escalating its attack by demanding a judicial probe under a sitting Supreme Court judge into what it described as a “massive land grab” in Ujjain. At a press conference in New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari alleged that government land worth nearly Rs 500 crore had b…
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Bhopal, June 23 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan promptly congratulated the newly appointed members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State Working Committee in Madhya Pradesh. In a statement posted on his X handle, Chouhan expressed confidence that the appointees would uphold the BJP’s ideology, principles, and commitment to national service. He urged them to work diligently towards good governance, development, and en…
Bhopal, June 23 (IANS) In a significant organisational move, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh has announced the members of its State Working Committee and invited them permanently. State BJP President and MLA Hemant Khandelwal released the much-awaited lists on Tuesday.The new State Working Committee comprises 106 prominent leaders, reflecting broad representation across the state. It includes top-tier leaders such as Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, former Chief Minister Shivraj Si…
Bhopal, June 11 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday questioned the legitimacy of the Rajya Sabha election outcome in Madhya Pradesh, alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) unopposed victory was made possible only after the rejection of its candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination papers. Even as the three BJP candidates received their certificates of election from the Returning Officer (RO) at the Madhya Pradesh Assembly in Bhopal, Congress leaders intensified their attack on the Electio…
Bhopal/New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh BJP President Hemant Khandelwal on Wednesday said the BJP had no role in the rejection of Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination and asked the Congress to look at its own issues. “If there is a lack of consensus or internal conflict within the Congress, what can the BJP do about it? The BJP is not in power in Telangana; who provided the documents from there? Now you claim the BJP did something wrong… we did nothing wrong…
Bhopal, June 6 (IANS) Declaring that the Congress was “fully prepared” for the Rajya Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh, Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar said on Saturday that the party had finalised all preparations and would discuss strategy at a Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting in Bhopal. “The AICC has finalised Meenakshi Natarajan’s name as the Congress candidate for the Rajya Sabha election. She has vast organisational experience and a long association with the party’s ideology and…
Bhopal, June 6 (IANS) The BJP on Saturday initiated the process for the Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha elections, with its candidates Tarun Chugh and Rajneesh Agrawal filing their nomination papers amid a show of strength by the ruling party.Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, state BJP president Hemant Khandelwal, ministers, and legislators accompanied the candidates to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the filing of nominations.Before filing their papers, the candidates attended a meeting of BJP…
Bhopal, June 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced National General Secretary Tarun Chugh and state secretary Rajneesh Agarwal as its candidates for the two Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh, while the Congress is yet to finalise its nominees and has convened a Legislative Party meeting on June 6 to discuss its strategy. Rajneesh Agarwal’s candidature is being seen as recognition of a leader who has spent years in the party organisation.He has held key responsibil…
Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh), May 23 (IANS) Union Minister for Communication and Development of North East Region, Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday held a cordial and detailed meeting here with Hemant Khandelwal, the BJP chief of Madhya Pradesh.The interaction, which lasted nearly one hour, took place at Nakshatra Garden in Shivpuri during Scindia’s visit to the district.The two leaders shared breakfast and engaged in a constructive exchange that touched upon critical aspects of party functioning…
Bhopal, May 14 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has removed its Bhind district president of Kisan Morcha, Sajjan Singh Yadav, after he allegedly led a convoy of more than 100 vehicles during a welcome rally from Gwalior to Bhind, saying the act went against PM Modi’s appeal for fuel and energy conservation. Party sources said this is probably the first such disciplinary action taken by the Bharatiya Janata Party after PM Modi’s appeal.Interestingly, Sajjan Singh Y…