New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Tuesday hailed the party’s sweeping victory in West Bengal, linking it to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s outreach to common citizens and local traditions.Speaking in Delhi during a celebration event, Khandelwal said, “Under PM Modi’s leadership, the BJP secured an unprecedented victory in West Bengal. Even jhalmuri has symbolic significance in this win — PM Modi’s support for local products turned it into a symbol of connection with…
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New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form the government in West Bengal, veteran Air Commodore Ranjan Mukherjee (retired) on Monday described the electoral outcome as a “historic shift”, crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, the party’s organisational strength, and a strong voter-driven sentiment for change.Speaking to IANS, Mukherjee underlined the strategic importance of West Bengal, calling it the “nerve centre” of the Northeast and a critical r…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday exuded confidence of forming the government in West Bengal for the first time, as party leaders credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the electoral momentum and vowed to usher in a phase of rapid development and governance reforms in the state.Speaking to IANS, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said the party is poised to form governments in multiple states, highlighting what he described as the expanding appeal of the Prim…
Bhopal, April 28 (IANS) In a move that could mark a significant development in the state’s legal and social framework, the Madhya Pradesh government has constituted a high-level committee to examine the feasibility of implementing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC).The decision, announced by the Department of Law and Legislative Affairs, aims to harmonise the diverse personal and family laws currently followed by different communities in the state. An order in this regard was issued on Monday.At present…
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anurag Thakur on Tuesday accused the West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee of “spreading mistruths” ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in the state. BJP MP Harsh Vardhan Shringla also blamed the Trinamool Congress for not making enough investments in the state’s fishing industry.Both Anurag Thakur and Harsh Vardhan Shringla took part in the last leg of campaigning before the first phase of election on …
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of politicising deaths after alleging that the party failed to keep its promise of looking after the families of its deceased workers.Addressing an election rally in Balarampur in Purulia district, Banerjee said Union Home Minister Amit Shah had promised the families of deceased BJP workers Trilochan Mahato and Dulal Kumar that one member from each family would be given a job. Even eight yea…
Stanford, April 18 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has backed key political reforms including “one nation, one election”, with its General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale calling for a governance model rooted in national unity, political integrity and civic awareness, even as he flagged wider structural and social challenges facing India’s democracy.In an exclusive interview marking 100 years of the RSS, Hosabale told IANS simultaneous elections across the country would strengthen dem…
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) West Bengal Minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim on Friday mounted a sharp attack on the BJP, alleging that electoral politics has shifted from ideological contest to “fake narratives, social media misinformation and agency pressure”, while strongly defending his Trinamool Congress government’s development record and governance model.Hakim said that earlier elections were fought as clear political battles, particularly during the era of the Left Front, but claimed tha…
Raipur, April 15 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, on Wednesday approved a series of major decisions spanning legal reforms, welfare initiatives, industrial policy and mining regulation.At the forefront of the decisions was the approval to constitute a committee to draft a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for the state. The panel will be headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai, with the Chief Minister authorised to nominate its members.According t…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), if it comes to power in West Bengal after the two-phase assembly polls later this month, will prioritise women’s safety and ensure that women can roam around freely and safely even after midnight, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. “Crime against women during the Trinamool Congress regime in West Bengal has crossed all limits. People have witnessed the R.G. Kar rape and murder case, and the rape cases at Kasba Law Coll…