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'Eight years, eight bluffs', Congress releases booklet on Modi govt
The Congress in the report card has highlighted inflation, unemployment, economic mismanagement and national security as major failures of the government and said that the "Acche din" promised by the BJP is nowhere in sight and people are just facing hardship.
Yogi govt in UP presents state's largest Budget with an eye on 2024 polls
This is almost double the size of Rs 3,46,935 crore budget presented by Akhilesh Yadav government for the financial year 2016-17. It includes new schemes worth Rs 39,181.10 crore. The state government has also announced budgetary provision worth crores of rupees to strengthen the police and maintain law and order in the state.
Jayant Chaudhary to be SP's 3rd candidate for RS
The party has already announced its support for Kapil Sibal, who is contesting as an independent candidate. Another SP nominee is Javed Ali. By announcing support to Jayant Chaudhary, the Samajwadi Party has made the first move to cement the SP-RLD alliance for the Lok Sabha elections. Jayant is expected to file his nomination papers on Friday.
Politics of victimisation, says Karti on Chinese visa scam case
While arriving at headquarters of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here, he spoke to the waiting mediapersons and said, "This is politics of victimisation and they are trying to tarnish my image," said Karti. Karti had to appear before the CBI on Wednesday but due to some reasons he could not. Now a team of elite officials of the CBI will record his statement.
ED raids residence, office of Shiv Sena Minister Anil Parab
The ED teams simultaneously reached over half a dozen locations in Mumbai, Ratnagiri, Pune, including Parab's official bungalow here and carried out searches. The action follows a complaint lodged by the agency in an alleged money-laundering case against Parab.
Gehlot or Pilot in Rajasthan, Congress to decide after June 10
Sachin Pilot has been vying for the Chief Minister's post, but Ashok Gehlot has the confidence of Sonia Gandhi. Time and again, Pilot's MLAs have been targetting their own government. The top leadership of the party in Delhi has been upset with this. Sources say all this will be decided after Rajya Sabha polls and preparations for 2023 Assembly polls will also begin.
Bypolls for 3 Parliamentary, 7 Assembly constituencies on June 23
These by-elections will be held for Sangrur Parliamentary constituency in Punjab, and Rampur and Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh while the Assembly constituencies are Agartala, Town, Bordiwala, Surma (SC), and Jubrajnagar in Tripura, Atmakur in Andhra Pradesh, Rajinder Nagar in Delhi and Madar in Jharkhand.
Speculations galore as BJP's Dilip Ghosh relieved of Bengal affairs
Although the announcement on this count was officially made in New Delhi by the BJP's national President J.P. Nadda, the rippling effect of that development has led the ball of speculation roll in West Bengal. Questions are making the rounds on why Ghosh, under whose leadership the BJP achieved its best-ever results in any election in West Bengal in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls by bagging 18 out of 42 seats, was relieved from the affairs of the party organisation in the state.
Not easy to part ways after long association: Kapil Sibal on leaving Cong
"There is no employer-employee kind of relation in a political party. I had to take a personal decision on what I wished to do ahead. I need to raise my voice in an independent manner in the Parliament and if I am getting that opportunity, I want to take that," he told IANS. Sibal said that he had quit the Congress on May 16, and is an independent voice.
Lalu reaches Patna, will soon announce Rajya Sabha candidates
Lalu Prasad, along with his eldest daughter Misa Bharti, arrived at Patna airport at 7 pm, and went to his wife Rabri Devi's official residence at 10 Circular Road. He also met party leaders including his son Tej Pratap Yadav, Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav, Abdul Bari Siddiqui and other leaders at the residence.
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