Datia (Madhya Pradesh), July 13 (IANS) BJP candidate Ashutosh Tiwari and Congress nominee Ghanshyam Singh filed their nomination papers on Monday for the Datia Assembly by-election, with both parties holding separate roadshows and showcasing their political strength ahead of the July 30 poll.Tiwari filed his nomination in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal, former Home Minister Narottam Mishra and several senior BJP leaders, signalling the ruling pa…
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Datia (Madhya Pradesh), July 13 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra turned emotional and broke down while addressing BJP workers in Datia on Monday, marking his first major public appearance after being denied the party ticket for the Assembly by-election from his long-time political stronghold.The emotional moment came as Mishra appealed to party workers and voters to ensure the victory of BJP nominee Ashutosh Tiwari, signalling that he had put aside personal disappointme…
Datia, July 13 (IANS) Congress candidate and former MLA Ghanshyam Singh filed his nomination for the Datia Assembly bypoll on Monday, with senior party leaders rallying behind him and asserting that resentment within the BJP over the denial of a ticket to former minister Narottam Mishra would benefit the opposition.Senior Congress leaders, including Madhya Pradesh party chief Jitu Patwari, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Umang Singhar, former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh and former MLA Rajendra Bha…
Bhopal, July 11 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday announced former MLA Ghanshyam Singh as its candidate for the Datia Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh, setting up a direct contest with the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Ashutosh Tiwari in a politically significant bypoll. The by-election has attracted attention after the BJP denied a ticket to senior leader and former state Home Minister Narottam Mishra, replacing him with Tiwari. The decision triggered protests by Mishra’s supporters, expos…
Indore/Datia, July 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday ruled out any change in its candidate for the Datia Assembly by-election, with senior party leader and Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya asserting that the former Home Minister Narottam Mishra would campaign for the party’s official nominee, Ashutosh Tiwari. His remarks came amid continuing unrest in Datia following the BJP’s decision to deny a ticket to Mishra.As the ruling BJP sought to proje…
Bhopal, July 10 (IANS) Ashutosh Tiwari, the newly nominated BJP candidate for the Datia Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh, on Friday said that the party had once again demonstrated its faith in dedicated workers and that he would strive to justify the confidence reposed in him. Speaking to IANS soon after the announcement of his candidature, Tiwari said, “I am grateful to the party’s central and state leadership for giving me this responsibility. The BJP has always respected its dedicated w…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to suspend the conviction of former Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti in the 1998 Rural Development Bank fraud case, denying him relief that could have restored his membership of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. A single-judge Bench of Justice Manoj Jain declined to suspend the conviction awarded to Bharti by a Special MP/MLA court, which had also sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment in the decades-old cooperative bank fra…
New Delhi/Bhopal, July 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed former Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti’s petition against his conviction in the 1998 Datia Cooperative Rural Development Bank fixed deposit (FD) fraud case, clearing the way for the Datia Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh to go ahead as scheduled. The High Court’s order means Bharti’s conviction and disqualification from the Madhya Pradesh Assembly will remain in force for now, ending the legal uncertainty over the bypol…
Bhopal, July 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday postponed its Madhya Pradesh state executive committee meeting, scheduled to be held in Orchha on July 18 and 19, in view of the Datia Assembly bypoll and the upcoming Monsoon Session of the state Assembly.In a statement, BJP state President Hemant Khandelwal said the party would announce revised dates for the meeting shortly.”The decision has been taken in view of the Datia Assembly by-election and the forthcoming session of the…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea filed by former Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti seeking a stay on his conviction in the 1998 Rural Development Bank fraud case, and said it would pronounce its decision on Friday. A single-judge Bench of Justice Manoj Jain reserved the order after hearing arguments on Bharti’s application seeking suspension of his conviction awarded by a Special MP-MLA court in New Delhi.Bharti has sought a stay on his convicti…