Ahmedabad, April 7 (IANS) A silent protest was held in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad on Tuesday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s city unit intensified its response to remarks made by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, marking the latest development in an escalating political row. The protest took place at the Income Tax crossroad, where a large number of party workers and leaders gathered wearing black ribbons on their hands.Away from conventional demonstrations, participants observed silence a…
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Gandhinagar, April 3 (IANS) A political confrontation escalated in Gujarat on Friday after the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rejected allegations made by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal in a letter to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, terming them an attempt to mislead the public ahead of local body elections.Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in Gandhinagar, state BJP co-spokesperson and Valsad MP Dhaval Patel said the letter written b…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) In a major relief to Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena, a Delhi court on Thursday acquitted him in a criminal defamation case filed by Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist Medha Patkar.“It is hereby held that the complainant (Patkar) has failed to prove her case beyond reasonable doubt against the accused. Accused V.K. Saxena is hereby acquitted for the offence punishable under Section 500 of the IPC,” ordered Judicial Magistrate First Class Raghav Sharma of the Saket…