Patna, Jan 24 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday broke his self-imposed “100-day silence” to launch a sharp attack on the central government and the ruling alliance in Bihar.Following his defeat in the Bihar Assembly elections, Tejashwi returned to Patna on January 11 after a prolonged absence and announced that he would refrain from commenting on the new government for 100 days. Speaking to the media at Patna Airport at the time,…
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New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) BJP Bihar State President Sanjay Saraogi on Wednesday dismissed the RJD’s protest over women’s safety in Patna, saying, the Opposition party has no right to speak on these matters.Speaking to IANS, Saraogi said, “The RJD has no right to speak on these matters. If I start recounting their time in power, there were countless cases of atrocities against women, how mothers and sisters were treated, but back then, the administration ignored such incidents. Today, our go…
Patna, Jan 20 (IANS) The absence of concrete action in the suspicious death of a NEET aspirant at Shambhu Girls’ Hostel in Patna has raised serious questions over the functioning of the state government and the police. Even several days after the incident, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to probe the case has failed to arrive at any definitive conclusion, fuelling criticism and political controversy.The issue has triggered sharp political reactions, with Rohini Acharya, daught…
Patna, Jan 19 (IANS) Amid the growing political storm over women’s safety in Patna, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya has launched a sharp attack on the Nitish Kumar government, questioning its claims of good governance and the state’s law and order situation. Taking to social media, Rohini advised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to suspend his ongoing “Samriddhi Yatra” and assess the ground reality in Bihar.Her remarks have once again intensified the political atmosp…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court is slated to hear on Monday the pleas filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family members challenging a trial court order that directed the framing of criminal charges against them in the alleged IRCTC hotel scam case.As per the cause list published on the official website of the Delhi High Court, the matters are listed before a single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma for hearing on January 19.The criminal re…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court is slated to hear on Monday the pleas filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family members challenging a trial court order that directed the framing of criminal charges against them in the alleged IRCTC hotel scam case.As per the cause list published on the official website of the Delhi High Court, the matters are listed before a single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma for hearing on January 19.The criminal re…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea filed by former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi challenging a trial court order that directed the framing of criminal charges against her and her family members in the IRCTC hotel scam case. After briefly hearing the matter, a single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought the response of the CBI and listed the petition for further hearing on January 19.In her p…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to halt the ongoing trial against RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his son Tejashwi Yadav in the IRCTC scam case. A bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that while the trial would continue, the cross-examination of witnesses could be scheduled for the “next-to-next” week, by which time the court is expected to decide on petitions filed by the father-son duo challenging the framing of charges.Senior advocate Kapil Sib…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday adjourned, to January 19, the hearing on the petitions filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his son Tejashwi Yadav challenging a trial court order directing the framing of charges against them in the alleged IRCTC hotel scam case. While posting both petitions for further hearing next week, the Delhi High Court also declined to stay the proceedings before the trial court at the present stage.Senior advocate Kapi…
Patna, Jan 14 (IANS) Tej Pratap Yadav, National President of the Janshakti Janata Dal (JJD) and elder son of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, hosted a Dahi-Chura feast at his official residence on Wednesday to mark Makar Sankranti, with Tejashwi Yadav’s absence emerging as the key political talking point.Leaders from both the ruling NDA and opposition parties were invited to the programme.While Lalu Prasad Yadav attended the feast and blessed his son, Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav, Tej P…