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Will Mehsana, a 'political laboratory', be cakewalk for BJP?
Since Independence, 17 elections for the Lok Sabha have taken place. The voters of Mehsana Lok Sabha seat have given varied results in contrast with the general trend and the mood of the nation. It saw an independent candidate from Swatantra Party win in 1967, one from the Bharatiya Lok Dal in 1977, then Janata Party in 1980 and later the Congress and the BJP.
Bhagwat calls for settling mosque dispute amicably
Speaking at the concluding function of RSS workers' training programme here, Bhagwat said it is not appropriate to create controversy every time, as he advised Hindus to sit together with their Muslim brethren and resolve all disputes. "If some people do not agree and knock the doors of the court of law, we should honour the court verdict," he asserted.
PM to visit UP on Friday, will inaugurate several projects
In a statement, the Prime Minister's Office said, "At around 11 a.m., Prime Minister will reach Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Lucknow where he will attend the Ground Breaking Ceremony @3.0 of the UP Investors Summit." "At around 1:45 p.m., the Prime Minister will reach Paraunkh village, Kanpur, where he will accompany President Ram Nath Kovind to visit Pathri Mata Mandir.
On caste census, Bihar BJP's three points of concern
In a Facebook post, Jaiswal pointed out his first concern, saying that the state government should ensure full proof methods for the census so that Rohingya or Bangladeshi Muslims do not include their names and claim citizenship. Raising the second point, Jaiswal said: "Muslim community is in a majority in Seemanchal area of Bihar. Among Muslims, Sheikhs are considered as upper caste.
Hardik Patel joins BJP, says 'I am joining Narendrabhai's army as a sepoy'
In the presence of religious leaders and BJP office bearers including Gujarat BJP state president C.R. Patil, former deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, Hardik Patel wore a saffron scarf. Before this, he took part in a roadshow on Gandhinagar Highway from Koba Circle to Kamalam amid the playing of DJ and dhols.
Kejriwal says Manish Sisodia will be arrested next
"I had already announced a few months ago that the Central government is going to arrest Satyendar Jain in a fake case. Reliable sources have suggested to me that Manish Sisodia is going to be arrested soon," Kejriwal said at a press conference. He alleged that Centre has ordered all agencies to form fake cases against Sisodia.
Sonia tests Covid positive, will appear before ED on June 8
"Congress President, Smt Sonia Gandhi has been meeting leaders & activists over last week, some of whom have been found Covid positive. Congress President had developed mild fever & Covid symptoms last evening. On testing, she has been found to be Covid positive", said Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala in a tweet.
Arvind Kejriwal's honesty certificate a joke: BJP
In a tweet Malviya said: "Recently in Karnataka, Arvind Kejriwal inducted Kodihalli Chandrashekhar in AAP. This week, farmer's union expelled the same Chandrashekhar, after a TV sting showed him demanding 35 crore to end KSRTC employees' strike, he led in 2021. Kejriwal's honesty certificate is a joke!."
Haryana Congress MLAs likely to be moved to Chhattisgarh to avoid poaching
The Congress was caught by surprise after the BJP backed an Independent candidate for one of the two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana going to the polls, upsetting its calculations of winning without any contest. Independent candidate Kartikeya Sharma is likely to get votes from the JJP, apart from the surplus BJP votes. Congress' headache has increased after Kuldeep Bishnoi did not attend the recent party MLA's meeting.
Genesis of controversy for Gandhis: The National Herald case history
The AJL was incorporated as a public limited company on November 20, 1937 under the Indian Companies Act, 1913, for the purpose of publication of newspapers in different languages. It started publishing newspapers such as "National Herald" in English, "Navjivan" in Hindi and "Quami Awaz" in Urdu.
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