New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary M.A. Baby on Wednesday indicated that the possibility of an electoral understanding between the Left Front and the Congress in West Bengal is remote, even as he underlined that Opposition parties remain united on select national issues, including concerns over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Speaking to IANS in an interview on the preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections in vario…
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Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday asserted that caste is not a determining factor in the selection of the organisation’s Sarsanghchalak (chief or head), stating that being a Brahmin is not a prerequisite for the position, while emphasising that being a Hindu is the only qualification. Bhagwat made these remarks while addressing an event titled ‘100 Year of Sangh Journey – New Horizons’ in Mumbai.His statement comes amid allegations from the Co…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The split was inevitable following the West Bengal Pradesh Congress leadership’s loud silence over the Communist Party of India (Marxist) state chief’s repeated overtures at another unity before the upcoming Assembly polls.It also underscores again the attempt of an Opposition alliance as unfeasible, grandly proclaimed less than three years ago as the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc.West Bengal will thus witness a multi-cornered contest, …
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s quip about Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s age — suggesting the 83-year-old Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha be allowed to raise slogans while seated — set the tone for a stormy afternoon in Parliament. Delivered with characteristic sharpness, the remark drew immediate fire from opposition benches, who were already engaged in sloganeering in the Upper House.They interpreted it as a jibe at Kharge’s seniority and physical con…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha witnessed a stormy start to the session on Thursday, with government and Opposition getting into verbal confrontation over denial of permission to Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi to speak in the Lok Sabha and also over attempts to stall Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address.Lok Sabha was adjourned moments after reconvening on Thursday, following which the Upper House witnessed noisy scenes and…
Chandigarh, Jan 29 (IANS) The BJP on Thursday retained the post of the Mayor of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, with its councillor Saurabh Joshi getting elected in a three-cornered contest by securing 18 votes in a House of 36. He is the last mayor as the corporation’s five-year tenure is ending in December.BJP councillor Suman Sharma was elected as the Deputy Mayor, while the party’s Jasmanpreet Singh was elected as Senior Deputy Mayor, both receiving 18 votes each.The BJP succeeded …
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Reacting to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s remarks suspecting a conspiracy behind the demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in an air crash, BJP Delhi President Virendra Sachdeva on Wednesday criticised her statement, questioning how far she was willing to ‘stoop low’ in politics. Mamata Banerjee had called for a Supreme Court-supervised investigation into the plane crash that claimed the life of the senior NCP leader. Speaking to IANS, V…
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Suspecting a conspiracy theory surrounding the demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday called for a Supreme Court-supervised investigation into the plane crash that resulted in the NCP leader’s death. In light of this unfortunate incident, Mamata Banerjee has deferred her planned trip to Delhi that was set for later in the day.Speaking to media persons on her way to Hooghly’s Singur to attend a government event, C…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a blistering attack at the ecosystem, an apparent reference to Congress and INDIA bloc, for their hatred and pointed attacks at the Sanatan Dharma and demanded that DMK minister Udhaynidhi Stalin be made to face the law for his pernicious attack on Hinduism.It also welcomed the Madras High Court’s order which quashed the criminal case against BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya, by the Trichy City Crime Branch police in…
Lucknow, Jan 6 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday attacked the Congress and the INDIA bloc, accusing them of opposing the VB – G RAM G Act out of fear of being exposed.Addressing a press conference on the new legislation here, he said the Opposition’s resistance reflects its continued support to the old model of corruption.“This opposition is not against development; it is driven by the fear of being exposed,” the Chief Minister quipped.CM Yogi said that this pr…