New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Congress MP Tariq Anwar, on Saturday, described it as “Prime Minister’s duty”, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, held a crucial meeting with Chief Ministers of all states regarding the impact of the ongoing war in West Asia on the country’s economy, while Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha took a jibe at PM Modi’s ‘Team India’ remark made at the meeting. The Prime Minister on Friday chaired a video conference with Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors o…
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Patna, March 27 (IANS) A fresh political controversy has intensified tensions in Bihar, with allegations and counter-allegations flying between rival parties.Danish Rizwan, an advisor to Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, has levelled serious allegations against RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, and Congress Bihar media department head Rajesh Rathore. He has also sought the registration of an FIR against them.Rizwan alleged that an old video from 2017 featuring him …
Patna, March 26 (IANS) A major political storm has erupted in Muzaffarpur after serious allegations were made by Tejashwi Yadav regarding the killing of a local resident during a police operation. While uploading a post on social media X on Thursday, Tejashwi Yadav claimed that in the Gaighat police station area, a Sub-Inspector—allegedly under the influence of alcohol—entered the house of farmer Jagatveer Rai and shot him dead.Terming the incident as the height of anarchy, he accused …
Patna, March 25 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, visited Gaighat in Muzaffarpur on Wednesday to meet the family of Jagatveer Rai, the elderly man who was killed during a police raid. After expressing condolences, he launched a sharp attack on the Nitish Kumar government and local administration.Without naming anyone directly, Tejashwi alleged that the accused Sub-Inspector is being shielded by a prominent Janata Dal (United) leader, whom he described as some…
Patna, March 25 (IANS) A major political controversy has erupted within the Janata Dal (United) in Bihar as its Lok Sabha MP from Banka, Giridhari Yadav, faces the threat of disqualification over alleged anti-party activities.The issue escalated after Dileshwar Kamait, the party’s leader in the Lok Sabha, formally wrote to the Speaker seeking action against Yadav. The complaint accuses him of violating party discipline, particularly during the Assembly elections when his son, Chanakya Prakash …
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) While the BJP leaders on Wednesday hailed the passage of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill 2026 in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, urging for ‘one nation, one Constitution’, the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) opposed it’s passage, calling it the party’s ‘agenda’.The Gujarat Assembly passed the Bill on Tuesday, introducing a common legal framework for civil matters such as marriage, divorce, maintenance, and inheritance across communities and religions.Speaking…
Patna, March 24 (IANS) Tejashwi Yadav, the RJD National Working President, has launched a sharp attack on the state government over the deteriorating law and order situation, alleging a significant rise in crime over the past two decades. Targeting recent remarks by Nishant Kumar, Tejashwi claimed that crime in Bihar has increased substantially between 2005 and 2025.Citing data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), he asserted that organised crime and hooliganism have become wides…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The unopposed re-election of Nitish Kumar as the National President of the Janata Dal-United, on Tuesday, triggered pointed reactions from leaders of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), with Misa Bharti and Tejashwi Yadav launching political attacks over issues ranging from dynastic politics to internal decision-making within the ruling party.Reacting to the development, RJD MP Misa Bharti remarked that it was “a good thing” that Nitish Kumar has once again taken over as t…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav seeking to quash the corruption case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam. A single-judge Bench of Justice Ravinder Dudeja refused to interfere with the FIR, charge sheets, and the trial court’s cognisance orders, observing that the plea was devoid of merit.Lalu Prasad Yadav had approached th…
Patna, March 12 (IANS) Amid the rising tensions in West Asia and rumours of an LPG cylinder shortage in parts of India, political reactions have intensified. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and daughter of RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rohini Acharya, on Thursday, sharply criticised the Central government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue.Reports of a possible shortage have led to long queues outside LPG gas agencies, with many consumers rushing to book or collect cylinders.The Op…