Bhopal, June 13 (IANS) The Congress workers, including leaders of the Youth Congress and NSUI, were detained by the police in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal on Saturday when they attempted to stage a protest and displayed black flags towards the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan during his visit to the Madhya Pradesh capital over National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) examination controversy. Police carried out preventive detentions ahead of the Union Education Minister’s scheduled pro…
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New Delhi/Bhopal, June 11 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday intensified its attack on the Election Commission (EC) over the rejection of senior leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha election in Madhya Pradesh, alleging bias in favour of the ruling BJP and questioning the poll body’s neutrality. Leading the opposition’s charge, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Umang Singhar said the Election Commission had failed to act fairly despite having the authority to intervene in the …
Bhopal, June 9 (IANS) The Returning Officer of the Rajya Sabha biennial elections in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday rejected the nomination papers of Meenakshi Natarajan, the lone candidate from Congress. Earlier in the day, the party faced a hurdle at Bhopal airport while attempting to send its MLAs to Bengaluru for a “resort stay” strategy ahead of the elections. At the same time, the BJP raised a major objection regarding Natarajan’s nomination form, alleging that she had concealed informati…
Bhopal, June 9 (IANS) Congress legislators from Madhya Pradesh left for Bengaluru in a chartered flight from Bhopal’s Raja Bhoj Airport on Tuesday, as the party moved to shield its flock ahead of the June 18 Rajya Sabha election. The departure of 45 to 50 MLAs, some with family members, came amid high political drama after the flight was delayed for hours, prompting Congress’ allegations of deliberate obstruction.The MLAs assembled at the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Umang Singhar’s residence on T…
Bhopal, June 9 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday flew its Madhya Pradesh legislators to Bengaluru amid fears of cross-voting in the upcoming Rajya Sabha election, after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s decision to field a third candidate turned a seemingly straightforward contest into a high-stakes political battle. A group of Congress MLAs departed from Bhopal’s Raja Bhoj Airport for Bengaluru, while another batch was scheduled to leave later in the evening. Sources told IANS that around 45-…
Bhopal, June 6 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday sought to project a united front ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh, with Leader of Opposition (LoP) Umang Singhar saying that the party’s legislators had unanimously resolved to ensure the victory of nominee Meenakshi Natarajan and that a possible third BJP candidate would make “no difference” to the electoral outcome. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) at the party headquarters Indira Bh…
Bhopal, June 6 (IANS) As the final day for filing nominations for the Rajya Sabha in Madhya Pradesh comes closer, Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan asserted her readiness to confront any political strategy deployed by the BJP, including cross-voting, as the possibility of fielding a third candidate, announced earlier, has no room now. Senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya earlier had indicated that his party might nominate an additional candidate, sparking speculation about potential cross…
Bhopal, June 6 (IANS) Declaring that the Congress was “fully prepared” for the Rajya Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh, Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar said on Saturday that the party had finalised all preparations and would discuss strategy at a Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting in Bhopal. “The AICC has finalised Meenakshi Natarajan’s name as the Congress candidate for the Rajya Sabha election. She has vast organisational experience and a long association with the party’s ideology and…
Bhopal, June 6 (IANS) The BJP on Saturday initiated the process for the Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha elections, with its candidates Tarun Chugh and Rajneesh Agrawal filing their nomination papers amid a show of strength by the ruling party.Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, state BJP president Hemant Khandelwal, ministers, and legislators accompanied the candidates to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the filing of nominations.Before filing their papers, the candidates attended a meeting of BJP…
Bhopal, June 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced National General Secretary Tarun Chugh and state secretary Rajneesh Agarwal as its candidates for the two Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh, while the Congress is yet to finalise its nominees and has convened a Legislative Party meeting on June 6 to discuss its strategy. Rajneesh Agarwal’s candidature is being seen as recognition of a leader who has spent years in the party organisation.He has held key responsibil…