Gandhinagar, March 25 (IANS) Gujarat government spokesperson and Minister Jitu Vaghani on Wednesday accused the Congress party of attempting to block the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the Assembly, warning that the people would respond by rejecting the party in the next elections.Vaghani said, “The Congress members spoke in the House about ‘defeating’ the bill so that the mothers and sisters of the state do not receive equal rights,” adding, “The people of Gujarat will respond by poli…
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Gandhinagar, March 24 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Tuesday argued in the Gujarat Assembly that the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) was essential to address legal inequalities faced by women. Speaking during the discussion after the legislation was tabled by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Sanghavi said disparities arising from personal laws had created situations where women struggled to secure justice.“Our Constitution ensures legal rights to everyone,” he said, adding t…
Ahmedabad, March 22 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will contest the upcoming local self-government elections in Gujarat without any alliance and is set to announce its first list of candidates shortly, the party’s state president Isudan Gadhvi said on Sunday.Addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad, Gadhvi said the party has decided to go it alone, emphasising that AAP follows its own electoral strategy.“AAP will not form any alliance in the local elections. We move forward with our own …
Bharuch, March 13 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister, Harsh Sanghavi, criticised Opposition parties for what he described as “vote bank politics” while addressing a large gathering at a ‘Tribal Pride Convention’ in Bharuch district on Friday.In the event, several leaders and workers from the AAP joined the BJP.Addressing the gathering, Sanghavi said Opposition parties had historically treated tribal communities primarily as a vote bank.“For years, Congress used the tribal community only as a ‘…
Raipur, March 11 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government has announced a significant increase in the procurement price of tendu patta leaves, a move aimed at boosting the income of thousands of forest dwellers engaged in leaf collection. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai made the announcement through a post on his official X handle, describing it as a fulfilment of the government’s promise to ensure prosperity for tendu leaf collectors under the double-engine model of governance.The Chief Minister said…
Chennai, Feb 28 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin will participate in a major conference of village temple priests in Mylapore, Chennai, on Saturday, where he is set to distribute welfare assistance and launch a new monthly incentive scheme for priests. The event, organised under the aegis of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department, will focus on the welfare of priests serving in village temples, particularly those located in areas inhabited by Adi Dravid…
Agartala, Feb 17 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Tuesday that politics based on ethnicity and communalism is neither desirable nor constructive, asserting that governance should focus on development and unity. Addressing a public meeting organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Demdum in Fatikrai area of Unakoti district, the Chief Minister criticised attempts to mislead people by raising demands such as ‘Tipraland’ and ‘Greater Tipraland’. He said that certain political…
Agartala, Feb 16 (IANS) After the Tipra Motha Party (TMP), another ally of the ruling BJP, the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT), on Monday announced that it would intensify its agitation demanding the introduction of the Roman script for the tribal ‘Kokborok’ language. The TMP and the IPFT are both tribal-based parties and junior partners of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Tripura. Announcing the plan to step up the agitation, IPFT General Secretary Swapan Debbarma said tha…
Hyderabad, Feb 15 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K.T. Rama Rao, on Sunday, accused the ruling Congress in Telangana of committing anarchy to come to power in 34 municipalities that return hung verdicts in the last week’s civic elections. He alleged that the ruling Congress is resorting to actions like kidnapping and luring Corporators and Councillors, sending police door-to-door, and using goons.Rama Rao was talking to media persons after participating in Sevalal Maharaj J…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday highlighted the cultural and developmental transformation of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, saying it is now recognised for progress and growing self-confidence rather than violence and backwardness, as he lauded the recently held Bastar Pandum festival.In a post on X, the Prime Minister wrote, “Between February 7 and 9, a special celebration of ‘Bastar Pandum’ was organised in Chhattisgarh. During this festival, the rich cu…