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Shiv Sena moves Supreme Court seeking suspension of rebel MLAs, also restraining them from entering Assembly
The plea said till date there is no dispute regarding the leadership position of Uddhav Thackeray as the president of the Shiv Sena political party. It cited the resolution passed in national executive meeting of the Shiv Sena political party held on June 25, this year, where Thackeray's leadership was re-affirmed and the conduct of the delinquent MLAs led by Eknath Shinde has been criticised.
BJP has unethically captured yet another govt: Jairam Ramesh
"The BJP has undemocratically and unethically captured yet another state government. Under the Modi-Shah duo, the BJP wants to capture power at any cost, either directly or through remote control. What happened in Maharashtra is shameful for Indian democracy," Jairam Ramesh said. Ramesh said that since 2014, the prime focus of the BJP has been to bring down elected governments in states rather than serve the public.
People will know if I visit 'Matoshri': Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde
Shinde after being sworn in as the Chief Minister, came back to Goa Thursday late night and joined the rebel MLAs at the Taj hotel in Panaji. The rebel MLAs of Shiv Sena, who forced Uddhav Thackeray to resign as Chief Minister, will continue camping in Goa and may go back before the floor test.
Bihar BJP leaders asked to avoid speaking out against Nitish Kumar
A BJP insider said that the political relation between BJP and JD-U turned sour during Agnipath agitation when BJP state chief Sanjay Jaiswal and other leaders like Deputy Chief Minister Renu Devi blamed the Nitish Kumar government of not firmly tackling the largescale violence. Meanwhile, JD-U leaders like its national President Rajiv Ranjan Singh and Upendra Kushwaha have asked the Centre to rethink on that scheme.
Parliament's Monsoon Session to begin from July 18
"The ninth session of the 17th Lok Sabha will commence on Monday, July 18, 2022. Subject to exigencies of government business, the session is likely to conclude on Friday, August 12, 2022," a notification from the Lok Sabha Secretariat said. The session will encompass the elections for the posts of President and Vice President.
Criminals becoming fearless due to Rajasthan government's appeasement politics: Udaipur MP
In an exclusive interview with IANS, Meena said that whenever the BJP was in power in the desert state, the fear of law and order prevailed among the criminals. "Former Vice President of India, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, was the Chief Minister of the state thrice (1977 to 1980, 1990 to 1992 and 1993 to 1998). Later, Vasundhara Raje became the Chief Minister for two terms (2003 to 2008 and 2013 to 2018).
Tej Pratap Yadav seeks private meeting with Speaker 'for 2 minutes'
"I want to meet the Speaker of Bihar Vidhan Sabha for two minutes. I have some personal issues. You people know the meaning of my two minutes," he said. Though Tej Pratap Yadav did not elaborate, political circles and media understand the reference. On that occasion, the RJD leader's action drew heavy flak from all sections. Now, his "two minute" remark has again created a flutter.
We will not merge with any party, will remain in Shiv Sena: Deepak Kesarkar
Earlier, capping off a series of startling political events of the past 10 days, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath of office to rebel camp leader Eknath Shinde as the 20th Chief Minister of the state, while BJP's Devendra Fadnavis was sworn-in as the Deputy CM. In an interview to a local news channel here, Kesarkar said that the group following Shinde will remain as Shiv Sena.
Eknath Shinde: Humble auto-rickshaw driver catapulted to CM's driving seat
After an unprecedented political upheaval masterminded by him late on June 20, in just 10 days he traversed the seemingly �long distance' as a nomadic rebel herding and guarding his flock of Shiv Sena MLAs from Gujarat to Assam to Goa and landing straight into the CM's post.Shinde went through the early grind, struggled, and even drove auto rickshaws, tempos or medium vehicles to support his family, and also joined a local college and completed his B.A.
After ED grilling of Rahul Gandhi, AJL appoints new editor
Rajesh Jha, who has worked with various publications in the past will be the head of digital and print wing while Zafar Agha will be heading the Urdu publication of Qaumi Awaz. AJL has National Herald in English and Navjivan in Hindi. The development comes a week after Rahul Gandhi was questioned by the ED and now Sonia Gandhi has been asked to join the probe in mid July in National Herald case.
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