Lucknow, March 13 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that if former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru were alive today, Bahujan leader Kanshi Ram would have been the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.Gandhi made the remarks while addressing a ‘Samajik Parivartan Divas’ (Social Change Day) programme organised at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan here on the occasion of Kanshi Ram’s birth anniversary.During his address, the Congress leader paid tribute to Kanshi…
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Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday alleged that the West Bengal government’s failure to submit the labour budget proposal was delaying the release of wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the state.In a statement posted on social media, BJP Information Technology Cell chief and the party’s central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, claimed that the issue was reflected in a reply given in Parliament by Unio…
Surat, March 9 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused leaders of the BJP and Congress of approaching voters during elections but ignoring them afterwards, while addressing a regional booth conference.Speaking at the gathering, Kejriwal said: “Every five years we vote, and in every election these leaders stand with folded hands and knock on people’s doors. They hold people’s feet and show affection, but as soon as the elections are over and ordi…
Hubballi (Karnataka), Feb 28 (IANS) Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi, on Saturday, alleged that the Congress is spreading misinformation among the people of the country regarding the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB-G RAM G) scheme. He was speaking at a programme organised at the district BJP office in Aravind Nagar in Karnataka’s Hubballi, where he addressed party members about the VB-G RAM G initiative.Union Minister Joshi…
Barnala (Punjab), Feb 28 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday delivered a stern message to the Punjab Congress leadership, urging them to end internal bickering and function as a united team ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.Addressing party workers at a rally in Barnala under the ‘Save MNREGA, Save Farmers’ campaign, Gandhi said no individual, regardless of seniority or stature, is bigger than the party.“A single player cannot win the game. We have an e…
Chandigarh, Feb 26 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday said Lord Ram “represents the very soul of India, its moral foundations and the bedrock of its civilisation”, while also clarifying the objectives and scope of a new rural employment initiative during the Budget Session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.He said “it is deeply unfortunate that Congress harboured an aversion towards this sacred name”. He alleged that the Congress had historically opposed the invocatio…
Bengaluru, Feb 23 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Monday that the BJP is nearing its final days. Speaking at the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA) Bachao convention at Chikkaballapura, he said, “Like the lamp which burns bright before dying, the BJP is nearing its end as they are planning to finish the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi.”“We are organising this event to save the nation. The Congress party had given employment guarantee…
Chikkaballapur, Feb 23 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday urged people to support the nationwide Congress-led protest until the Viksit Bharat, Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act is repealed and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA) is reinstated. He alleged that the new Act undermines rural employment rights.He announced the launch of the nationwide “Save MGNREGA” campaign.”During the winter session, the…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving into a foundational pillar of rural transformation in India, serving as integrated public infrastructure and driving inclusive development, an official document government said on Monday.Through a combination of strategic vision, governance safeguards, digital public infrastructure, multilingual platforms, and sectoral integration across agriculture, healthcare, education, skilling, and local governance, AI is being institutionali…
Agartala, Feb 17 (IANS) The opposition Congress on Tuesday organised a massive rally in Agartala, accusing the BJP-led Central government of weakening and effectively withdrawing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Hundreds of Congress supporters, led by senior leaders carrying party flags and banners, joined the rally that began from Swami Vivekananda Maidan.The Lok Bhavan (Governor’s house) bound rally was stopped by police at the Buddhamandir areas amid hea…