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Only CBI can answer, says Nitish on Lalu raids
Nitish Kumar said that such a matter pertains to law and investigative agencies, so they are in a better position to comment. "Those who have conducted the raids, they are answerable," Nitish Kumar said, putting the ball in the court of the CBI. Nitish Kumar's statement came just after he met his party workers in Patna on Sunday.
BJP Lok Sabha member Arjun Singh rejoins Trinamool Congress
He was greeted back into the party by Trinamool General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee at the party office at Camac Street in central Kolkata. Other top Trinamool leaders, MLAs, and ministers from the North 24 Parganas district were present on the occasion.
With 2024 not far, BJP gets stronger, weakens its opponents at the same time
The saffron party is busy in expanding its base by using every occasion and platform to inform people about the achievements of the Modi government. On the completion of eight years of the Modi government, the party has planned several outreach programmes from May 30 to June 14 and will run a special campaign 'Sewa, Sushasan and Garib Kalyan' (Service, Good governance and Welfare of the Poor).
As Gyanvapi row boils over, SP, BSP, Cong maintain diplomatic silence
The opposition parties, particularly those in Uttar Pradesh, are unable to take a stand on the issue. If they back the Hindu petitioners, they will lose out on Muslim support, and if they side with the Muslims, they will be dubbed as 'anti-Hindu'. The Samajwadi Party, which is the main opposition party in Uttar Pradesh, has avoided taking a clear stand on the controversy though Akhilesh Yadav has been accusing the BJP of stoking communal issues for electoral gains.
Raj's hip bone surgery next week; 'anti-loudspeaker' drive to continue
"I shall be undergoing hip bone surgery on June 1... I have been in pain since some time in the legs and now also in the back," Raj -- the estranged cousin of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray -- said at a rally here. Post-surgery, he would be recuperating for a couple of months but promised to write a letter to 'all Hindu sisters and brothers' on the MNS' ongoing agitation against loudspeakers on mosques in the state.
3 steps forward & 2 steps backward: Cong on excise duty cut on fuel
Addressing a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Gaurav Vallabh said that the BJP government was clueless about the economy and financial management. "Instead of accepting it and seeking guidance from experts, the BJP only resorts to trickery to create an optical delusion. In yet another instance, the honourable Finance Minister put out a series of tweets announcing a series of actions that were purely meant to create a delusion," he said.
Follow 1991 Act or risk another Babri Masjid-type situation, says Owaisi
The MP from Hyderabad faulted the order of the lower court saying it violates The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 and was passed without hearing the Muslim side. With the issue of Shahi Idgah Masjid at Mathura and disputes at other places being raised during the last few days, he believes that only strict adherence to the 1991 Act will prevent fresh controversies.
Why BJP needs Kashi and Mathura to stay in power
The BJP retained power in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in the recent Assembly elections, but the party is apparently not satisfied. The upcoming elections in Gujarat and Himanchal Pradesh at the end of this year, as well as the Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Rajasthan in 2023, and, of course, the Lok Sabha polls in 2024, have forced the party to make every possible effort to cement its position among the voters.
BJP-RSS keeping close watch for Gyanvapi, Mathura court verdicts
In November 2019, the Supreme Court had announced its verdict in the Ayodhya dispute case. At that time when RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat was asked about Mathura and Kashi, Bhagwat had said that the RSS was associated with the Ramjanambhoomi movement for historical reasons and it was an exception
States are between devil and deep sea: Chidambaram on excise reduction on fuel
P. Chidambaram said that the notification on the reduction of duty on petrol and diesel is available and, "FM used the words 'Excise Duty', but the reduction is in Additional Excise Duty which is not shared with the states. "Hence, contrary to what I said yesterday, the entire burden of the reduction falls on the Centre. To that extent, I stand corrected."
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