Bhopal, July 9 (IANS) A week after quitting the Congress, former Madhya Pradesh Congress General Secretary and spokesperson Rakesh Singh Yadav joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday and renewed his attack on the party’s state leadership.Yadav was inducted into the BJP at the party’s state office in Bhopal by state BJP President Hemant Khandelwal. He later met Chief Minister Mohan Yadav at his official residence.Khandelwal also announced Yadav’s appointment as the BJP’s state spokesp…
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Indore, July 9 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Jitu Patwari’s younger brother, Nana Patwari, was detained by the Indore police on Thursday after his name allegedly surfaced during the interrogation of two suspected drug peddlers, triggering a political controversy in the state. According to information, two suspected drug peddlers were arrested late on Wednesday night during an investigation into an alleged drug racket. During questioning, the accused allegedly named Nana Patwari. Acting on…
Bhopal, July 9 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari on Thursday demanded a White Paper on the Sardar Sarovar Project settlement, questioning the basis of the financial agreement reached with Gujarat and accusing Chief Minister Mohan Yadav of taking a major decision without consulting the Cabinet, the Opposition or other stakeholders.Addressing a press conference at the party office in Bhopal on Thursday, Patwari said the government should make public all details of the agreement…
Bhopal, July 8 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Congress has demanded that the Centre immediately increase the state’s summer moong procurement target, alleging that the existing quota is far below the actual production and would force thousands of farmers to sell their produce below the Minimum Support Price (MSP). In a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday, Pradesh Congress Committee President Jitu Patwari claimed that procurement arrange…
Bhopal, July 4 (IANS) The controversy over the alleged allotment of government property to the Veer Bharat Nyas took a legal turn on Saturday after the trust’s Secretary, Shriram Tiwari, served a Rs 5 crore defamation notice on Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari over his allegations of irregularities involving the trust.The notice asks Patwari to issue a public apology within three days for his statements or face defamation proceedings.Tiwari has demanded that the apology be made in …
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…
Bhopal, July 3 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Congress, which has been attacking Chief Minister Mohan Yadav over the alleged allotment of land to the Bharat Nyas Trust and other land purchase in Ujjain, faced an embarrassment on Friday after one of its senior leaders resigned and openly questioned the party leadership.State Congress Secretary and spokesperson, Rakesh Yadav, quit his post and levelled a series of allegations against Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari and state incharge Harish Cha…
Gwalior, July 1 (IANS) An MP-MLA court in Gwalior has issued an arrest warrant against Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari in connection with a 2024 case registered in Bhind, adding to his legal troubles.The warrant, issued on Tuesday (June 30), relates to an FIR lodged at Umri police station during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Patwari had accused BSP candidate Devashish Jarariya of financial impropriety and colluding with the BJP in the elections.Based on a complaint by BSP office-b…
Barwani/Bhopal, June 29 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Monday said the allegation made by Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari regarding the allotment of 500 acres of land was not factually correct, adding that the party had revised its stand after verifying official records. Addressing a press conference, Singh said he personally examined the documents after the issue came into public discussion. He said the inquiry revealed that the…
Bhopal, June 27 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Congress on Saturday launched its ‘Yuva Swabhiman Cyclothon’ campaign and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state and Central governments of failing the youth through alleged examination scams, paper leaks, delayed recruitment and rising unemployment. Addressing a press conference at the Pradesh Congress Committee office here, state Congress president Jitu Patwari, accompanied by former ministers Jaivardhan Singh and Priyavrat Singh, said the …