Asansol (West Bengal), March 26 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Agnimitra Paul on Thursday lashed out at the Trinamool Congress, accusing it of being “anti-Hindu” and using the “Muslim community for votes”.Her reaction follows a midnight protest in the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency, led by West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, over alleged police obstruction to Ram Navami preparations.Notably, Adhikari is the BJP’s candidate from the constituency and is pitted against Wes…
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Bengaluru, March 22 (IANS) Commenting on the internal rift, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D. K. Shivakumar on Sunday clarified that the candidates for the by-election have been selected by consensus.Speaking to the media at his residence in Bengaluru, he said the Bagalkote Assembly ticket has been given to Umesh Meti, the second son of late H. Y. Meti, and the Davanagere South ticket has been given to Samarth Mallikarjuna, grandson of Shamanur Shivashankarappa.He s…
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari, on Sunday, accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of being “communal”.His reaction followed after Banerjee participated in Eid celebrations at Red Road, on Saturday, where she launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Modi, reiterating her commitment to stand by the people of West Bengal.The Bengal LoP was in Nandigram to campaign for the two-phased state Assembly election, sche…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The political spat over the film “Dhurandhar 2” continued to rage with several Opposition leaders alleging that the movie spreads hatred and targets the Muslim community, while BJP leaders defended it, saying it depicts “the reality”.Samajwadi Party’s Maharashtra MLA Abu Azmi strongly criticised the film, claiming it was created to spread hatred and malign Muslims.”This film is made only to spread hatred. It is a false film. It is a Pakistani film, so why not show it t…
Bengaluru, March 20 (IANS) The rift within the ruling Congress deepened on Friday after party ticket aspirant Samarth Shamanur filed his nomination for the Davanagere South Assembly constituency, even as the party is yet to officially announce its candidate.Amid the ongoing uncertainty, the move by the influential Shamanur family has taken party leaders by surprise. Samarth is the grandson of late Shamanur Shivashankarappa, a veteran Congress leader who represented the seat.It may be noted that …
Bengaluru, March 19 (IANS) The BJP has announced its candidates for the by-elections to the Bagalkote and Davanagere South Assembly constituencies on the occasion of Ugadi, setting the stage for keen political contests in both seats ahead of polling on April 9.In Bagalkote, the party has fielded senior leader Veeranna Charantimath, banking on his strong support base among Lingayat voters, who hold significant influence in the constituency. The by-election was necessitated following the death of …
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Thursday a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of unilateral divorce practices in the Muslim community, including Talaq-e-Hasan and Talaq-e-Ahsan, which permit a Muslim man to dissolve a marriage without the consent of the wife. As per the cause list published on the apex court’s website, the matter is listed for hearing on March 19 before a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, and Jus…
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday condemned “treasonous” actions of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that her government “exploited” the minority community to ensure their “absolute, desperate dependence on the ruling syndicate”.In a statement, the BJP said these actions have “exposed” Banerjee’s “politics of appeasement” not as a shield for minorities but as a “cold, calculated strategy to weaponise insecurity, disrupt national integration and ultimately threaten the very exis…
Khandwa, March 6 (IANS) Tension erupted at a police station in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh after a controversial post about the Prophet on social media triggered protests. Police have registered a case against 47 people, including 22 named individuals, for allegedly creating a disturbance at the police station premises. According to officials, the incident began late on Thursday evening after an Instagram post containing derogatory remarks about Prophet Muhammad went viral. The post, allegedly share…
Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday claimed that the number of Muslims killed in West Bengal during the last three years was higher than in any other Indian state.“I request people from the Muslim community to calculate the number of people from their community who have been killed in West Bengal during the last three years and compare that figure with those in other Indian states. Just compare that figure in West Bengal with that in BJP-ruled states such as U…