Patna, Feb 26 (IANS) The Mahagathbandhan, or Grand Alliance, in Bihar has stepped up political activity ahead of the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, with leaders intensifying consultations and internal deliberations to finalise their electoral strategy.Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav has been holding a series of meetings with leaders and MLAs from all constituent parties of the alliance in his chamber at the Bihar Legislative Assembly.According to sources, Tejashwi Yadav is actively work…
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Patna, Feb 25 (IANS) Opposition members in the Bihar Legislative Assembly on Wednesday strongly protested over the alleged non-implementation of the Chief Minister’s Women’s Employment Scheme and unfulfilled promises made to 9.4 million poor families identified in the caste survey. MLAs from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Left parties held placards and raised slogans for a prolonged period in the Assembly portico, accusing the government of reneging on its assurances.The opposition…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Reacting to the attack on ABVP students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday slammed the developments, stating that JNU has become a hub of urban Naxalism and that successive governments, including those led by the Indian National Congress and Left parties, have nurtured it for years. Speaking to IANS, Giriraj Singh alleged, “I would say that Jawaharlal Nehru University has become a hub of urban Naxalism, and for years, successiv…
Raipur, Feb 12 (IANS) The National Front of Indian Trade Unions (NFITU) has dismissed the Bharat Bandh, being observed by several trade unions and farmer organisations across the country on Thursday, as a “politically motivated” campaign allegedly driven by the Congress and Left parties.The nationwide Bharat Bandh has been organised to protest against policies that unions claim are “anti-worker, anti-farmer and pro-corporate in nature”.The strike, spearheaded by a coalition of ten central trade …
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party’s decision to pass the mantle to former Maharashtra deputy chief minister late Ajit Pawar after his death in a plane crash aimed to ensure the continuation of dynastic succession in yet another regional party. NCP, which is yet to recover from the deep shock of the sudden and untimely death of Ajit Pawar, preferred to appoint Sunetra Pawar as the legislature party leader and DCM in a bid to ride on Pawar’s legacy.The party arrived a…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 28 (IANS) The statewide bandh called by the Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) on Wednesday over multiple issues had a partial impact on normal life in Odisha. The outfit observed an eight-hour Odisha Bandh from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday over chaos at state-run mandis and severe mismanagement in the paddy procurement system. Apart from this, the farmers’ organisation also protested the alleged forceful installation of electricity smart meters and the imposition of excess…
Agartala, Jan 14 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Wednesday that he would again raise the issue of the killing of Tripura student Angel Chakma with his Uttarakhand counterpart Pushkar Singh Dhami during a meeting in New Delhi to expedite the investigation in the murder.Angel Chakma was killed in Dehradun in an alleged racially-motivated attack.On Wednesday, the Chief Minister visited Angel’s family at their residence in Nandan Nagar, on the outskirts of Agartala, and assured th…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Delhi Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with a video that went viral on social media, allegedly showing students raising provocative slogans on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, sources said on Wednesday. According to sources, the FIR has been registered under Sections 352 and 353 of the Indian Penal Code, relating to assault and use of criminal force, and actions allegedly impacting public order. The case has been taken up …
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Are the Left parties in India secular and liberal as they are usually considered? No, claims Bangladesh’s exiled author Taslima Nasreen in a recent Facebook post.She points out the dichotomy among communists being “very active against jihadists in Bangladesh” today having once called her book on radical fundamentalism as lies, finally driving her out of Kolkata.“Some blind (for their organisation) communist factions in West Bengal are spitting venom against me. Th…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday strongly condemned the controversial slogans raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus in Delhi, saying that JNU has become a hub of the so-called ‘tukde-tukde gang’, involving Rahul Gandhi, the Trinamool Congress, Left parties, and other opposition forces. Speaking to IANS, Singh said, “It (JNU) has turned into a camp office of this group, and the count…