New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to quash the CBI FIR and charge sheets against RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam. A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh, while disposing of Yadav’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court order refusing to quash the corruption case, granted him liberty to raise legal objections during trial and exempted him from personal appearance before the trial court.“After hearing …
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Patna, April 11 (IANS) Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, National Working President of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleging that its leaders seek to impose their RSS ideological agendas in place of the country’s constitutional values. Speaking at a felicitation ceremony organised by members of the minority community at Shri Krishna Memorial Hall in Patna, Tejashwi accused the BJP of engaging in divisive politics and attempting to create …
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A fresh political controversy has erupted in Bihar after Neeraj Kumar, Spokesperson of the Janata Dal (United) (JDU), launched a sharp attack on Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav after his remarks on Nitish Kumar’s entry in the Rajya Sabha. His remarks come in response to Tejashwi’s recent criticism of Nitish Kumar’s entry in Rajya Sabha, further escalating tensions between the ruling alliance and the Opposition.In a strongly worded statement, Neeraj Kumar said, …
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The political landscape in New Delhi and Bihar witnessed a significant churn on Friday as Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha, triggering a wave of reactions from leaders across the political spectrum, ranging from praise by NDA allies to sharp criticism by opposition parties.Welcoming Nitish Kumar’s Rajya Sabha membership, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha lauded the Chief Minister’s leadership, saying that Bihar had witnes…
Patna, April 9 (IANS) In a significant political development in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar departed for New Delhi on Thursday, as he is scheduled to take oath as a Rajya Sabha member on Friday. Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya took a swipe at him. Rohini Acharya shared a satirical poster on her official X handle. She wrote, “Like a coward, uncle headed off to Delhi today (Ban Ke Bhigi Billi, Chacha Chale Gaye Dilli)… Opportunism and betrayal never go unpunished. In a day…
Panchkula (Haryana), April 6 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP and former National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson, Rekha Sharma on Monday launched a sharp attack on Opposition parties, particularly the Samajwadi Party, accusing it of historically obstructing the Women’s Reservation Bill and continuing to raise “diversionary issues” to stall its progress. She also castigated the Congress for failing to push through the Bill that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) brought while in power. Speaki…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday asserted that while meat and fish consumption would not be banned, cow slaughter would be strictly prohibited if his party comes to power in West Bengal, while also strongly backing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and hailing his tenure as a “golden period” for the state.Speaking to reporters, BJP leader Singh said that his party’s focus would be on enforcing a ban on cow slaughter while ensuring that people’s dietary ch…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The unopposed re-election of Nitish Kumar as the National President of the Janata Dal-United, on Tuesday, triggered pointed reactions from leaders of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), with Misa Bharti and Tejashwi Yadav launching political attacks over issues ranging from dynastic politics to internal decision-making within the ruling party.Reacting to the development, RJD MP Misa Bharti remarked that it was “a good thing” that Nitish Kumar has once again taken over as t…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav seeking to quash the corruption case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam. A single-judge Bench of Justice Ravinder Dudeja refused to interfere with the FIR, charge sheets, and the trial court’s cognisance orders, observing that the plea was devoid of merit.Lalu Prasad Yadav had approached th…
Patna, March 23 (IANS) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday commenced the fifth phase of his ‘Samriddhi Yatra’ (Prosperity Journey), continuing his statewide outreach focused on development and public engagement in Bihar. As part of this phase, the Chief Minister visited Jehanabad, where he inaugurated 88 development schemes worth Rs 70 crore and laid the foundation stones for 73 projects valued at Rs 182 crore.Addressing a ‘Jan Samvad’ (Public Dialogue) program at Gandhi Maidan, …