Patna, April 21 (IANS) Janshakti Janta Dal founder Tej Pratap Yadav on Tuesday congratulated Samrat Choudhary on becoming the Chief Minister of Bihar and urged him to prioritise employment generation for the state’s youth and curb migration.Speaking to IANS, Yadav said, “Samrat Choudhary has become the Chief Minister, so congratulations. He should ensure employment opportunities for the youth at the ground level so that they can stay in Bihar and migration can be stopped.”Commenting on the…
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Bhubaneswar, April 20 (IANS) The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on Monday criticised the BJP-led Union Government over the implementation of the Women’s Reservation Bill, alleging delays and spreading of false propaganda on the issue. Speaking at a press conference held here, Koraput MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka stated that he was present in the Lok Sabha when the Bill was introduced and said the government’s intentions were questionable from the very outset. He noted that the B…
Bhopal, April 20 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday declared that those who attempted to crush the aspirations of women would be held accountable, warning that even those “hiding in their graves” would not escape justice. Addressing a rally before joining the Bharatiya Janata Party’s “Jan-Aakrosh Mahila Padyatra” (protest march) in Bhopal, Yadav said the nation would never forgive injustice against women’s rights and urged women to raise their voices boldly ac…
Bhubaneswar, April 19 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday targeted opposition parties led by the Congress for blocking the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, intended to implement one-third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies, saying that the women of the country will give a befitting reply during voting. Speaking during a press conference here, Majhi also called April 17 a black day in Indian democratic history as the …
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday questioned the Centre’s decision to link women’s reservation with delimitation and described it as a well-planned ‘conspiracy’ to alter the electoral constituencies for a certain political motive.Her barrage of criticism was also laced with a ‘Chanakya’ swipe at the Home Minister Amit Shah, which left the latter smiling.The Congress MP, responding to the Prime Minister’s charges of a delay of over three decades i…
Thrissur (Kerala) April 14 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and CWC member Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday exuded confidence that the United Democratic Front (UDF) will return to power in Kerala with a massive majority, citing a strong anti-incumbency wave and a unified campaign steered by senior party leader Rahul Gandhi.Addressing the media in Thrissur, Chennithala said the people of Kerala are seeking a decisive political change after a decade of Left rule.“The figures projected by the CPI-M are…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Congress, calling it “Dalit virodhi (against Dalits)” after Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi raised concerns over what he described as “systemic exclusion of Bahujan entrepreneurs” from major public sector contracts. The political exchange follows remarks earlier made by Gandhi in Parliament, where he questioned the government over the distribution of public works contracts …
Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 (IANS) At the stroke of 6 PM on Tuesday, the curtains came down on more than three weeks of relentless, high voltage campaigning for the April 9 Kerala Assembly elections, leaving behind a state charged with anticipation and political theatre at its peak.The finale was nothing short of grand. Across Kerala, cadres of all three major fronts, the LDF, UDF, and NDA leading with their candidates, poured onto the streets in a dazzling show of strength.This is one moment wh…
Bagalkot (Karnataka), April 3 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the BJP is not the high command of the Congress party and launched a strong attack on the BJP and Union Minister of State V. Somanna. Speaking to the media during his visit to Bagalkot to campaign for the Congress candidate, Siddaramaiah said Somanna is a “minister without work” in the BJP and that no files are being routed to him.Responding to Somanna’s statement that the Chief Minister has been campaigni…
Bengaluru, March 24 (IANS) The Congress-led Karnataka government’s decision to allocate an additional Rs 10 crore to victims of Kerala’s Wayanad landslide tragedy has sparked political controversy, with the BJP and JD(S) launching sharp attacks on the move on Tuesday. Bengaluru South MP and BJP Yuva Morcha National President Tejasvi Surya criticised the state government, questioning its “sense of dignity and accountability.”On X, Surya said, “Is there any sense of dignity or acco…