Bhubaneswar, Feb 1 (IANS) Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Bhakta Charan Das on Sunday strongly criticised the Union Budget for the 2026–27 financial year, presented in Parliament, describing it as ‘anti-people’ and ‘directionless’. Speaking to media persons, Das also alleged that the Union Budget tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman primarily benefits a “handful of industrialists” while neglecting the needs of farmers, women, youth, the poo…
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Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday claimed that as many as 6,900 companies operating in West Bengal had either shut down or shifted their bases to other states between 2011, when the Trinamool Congress (TMC) came to power, and 2025.“From 2011 to 2,025, a total of 6,900 companies in West Bengal were either closed down or their management shifted to other states. Out of these companies, 110 companies were listed on the share market. West Bengal once had quite impres…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday accused the Central government of “systemically weakening” the RTI Act and failure to implement a UPA-era law that sought to protect truth-seekers and the activists from attacks.Kharge criticised the government for delivering identical fatal blows to the rural job scheme and the transparency law, seeking a “re-examination” of the Right to Information Act as suggested by the latest Economic Survey.“After killing MGNREG…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said the successful conclusion of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is truly a historic milestone, unlike the “UPA era where agreements were rushed” and “India often conceded far more than it gained”.The minister said the EU trade deal will strengthen key sectors of our economy while fostering prosperity, as every region and citizen stands to gain from its many benefits.“I also draw a sharp contrast with the U…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) BJP leader Gourav Vallabh on Tuesday mounted a sharp counterattack on the Congress party for questioning the selection of Padma award recipients, asserting that the present government recognises individuals who genuinely deserve national honours and have made meaningful contributions to society, unlike what he alleged was the practice during the UPA regime.Vallabh’s remarks came after the Congress raised objections to the conferring of Padma awards on several personali…
Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu BJP Spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad has urged the Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to move beyond election rhetoric and immediately fulfil the long-pending promises made to Jallikattu players, particularly the assurance of government employment. In a strongly worded statement, Prasad said the Chief Minister’s announcement that outstanding Jallikattu players would be provided government jobs must not turn into “yet another unfulfilled promise of the DMK government”.He deman…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 13 (IANS) The Congress, on Tuesday, intensified its attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government over changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), demanding that the Kerala Assembly pass a resolution seeking restoration of the scheme in its original form and warning that the controversial amendments would eventually be rolled back under public pressure. Addressing a Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC)-led day-…
Shimla, Jan 7 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh BJP President Rajeev Bindal on Wednesday said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi the NDA government has launched a visionary and timely nationwide rural employment scheme. “The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission (VB–G RAM G Act) is set to establish a new dimension for rural India. This scheme is not limited merely to providing employment; but also to create a concrete and result-oriented framework that li…
Ranchi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) on Monday organised a protest march in Ranchi against the new law enacted to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), alleging that the move would weaken rural employment security.The march, led by State Congress President Keshav Mahto Kamlesh, began at Bapu Vatika in Morabadi and culminated at Lok Bhavan in Ranchi.Before the start of the march, Congress leaders and workers paid floral tribu…
Guwahati, Dec 31 (IANS) With the Assam Assembly elections drawing closer, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) president and state minister Atul Bora on Wednesday said the coming months would be decisive for strengthening regional political forces in the state, asserting that the party’s alliance with the BJP is a “natural tie-up” and will remain intact in the future as well.Addressing party workers, Bora said the AGP is gearing up to intensify its organisational activities and promote its vision of a…