Patna, July 27 (IANS) Campaigning for the Bankipur Assembly by-election has entered its final phase ahead of polling on July 30. Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Bihar Tejashwi Yadav on Monday conducted a grand roadshow in support of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Rekha Gupta, urging voters to back the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) candidate.The roadshow began from the party’s election office in Mithapur and passed through Chandpur Bela, Sipara, Postal Park, Chiraiyatand, Goriyatoli,…
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Patna, July 27 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, on Monday termed the suspension of a police personnel over the alleged firing of an AK-47 rifle during the July 25 ‘Bihar Bandh’ protests in Siwan district as merely a ‘token gesture’, and demanded accountability from the state government over the incident.Speaking to IANS, Tejashwi Yadav said: “This is not a major action; it is merely a token gesture. Such large-scale protests have taken place across the country, …
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged financial irregularities in the handling of donations and offerings received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. As per the causelist uploaded on the apex court’s official website, the batch of matters is listed before a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana.The petitions include a writ pe…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) While parties across the political spectrum welcomed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s decision to end his 26-day hunger strike over exam irregularities, several opposition leaders said that a movement that involves the participation of scores of people across the country, is “bigger than an individual or outfit”.Wangchuk broke his fast late on Thursday night, in the presence of Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh, following assurances from the Centre on key dem…
Patna, July 22 (IANS) Political reactions intensified on Wednesday following clashes between police and student protesters during a march in Patna over alleged examination paper leaks and demands for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Student protesters, led by the All India Students Association (AISA), marched from Gandhi Maidan towards Raj Bhavan, raising slogans against the Union government.Police attempted to stop the procession by using barricades, water cannons…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday hit out at the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, questioning his absence from the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)-led protests at Jantar Mantar and accusing the party of “taking credit” by staging a sit-in near Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence.The BJP claimed that a “credit war” is ongoing within the Opposition, with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress trading guns at each other o…
Patna, July 21 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA Osama Shahab, who represents the Raghunathpur Assembly constituency in Siwan district, received major legal relief on Tuesday after the Patna High Court granted him anticipatory bail in a land dispute case. With the latest order, the immediate possibility of his arrest has been ruled out, replacing the interim protection that the court had earlier granted.The case concerns a disputed parcel of land in Jhunapur village, under the jurisdiction o…
Patna, July 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Prashant Kishor, the Jan Suraj Party candidate for the upcoming Bankipur Assembly by-election, alleging violations of election expenditure rules and seeking an official investigation. Addressing a press conference at the BJP’s state headquarters in Patna on Tuesday, Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari, BJP National Spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain, and BJP MLA Jivesh Mishra claimed t…
Patna, July 20 (IANS) The political atmosphere in Bihar has intensified ahead of the Bankipur Assembly by-election, with Bhojpuri actor and singer Khesari Lal Yadav’s public endorsement of the Jan Suraaj candidate, Prashant Kishor, triggering sharp reactions within the opposition camp. I.P. Gupta, MLA from Saharsa and president of the Indian Inclusive Party (IIP), an ally of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), has demanded that Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav expel Khesari Lal from the par…
Patna, July 20 (IANS) A fresh political controversy has erupted in Bihar over the colour scheme of the state’s newly inaugurated 551 ‘Saraswati Vidya Niketan’ model schools, with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, AIMIM and other opposition parties accusing the NDA government of saffronisation of education. The ruling alliance has rejected the allegations, asserting that the focus should remain on improving the quality of education rather than politicising the issue.The controversy …