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Status quo on all places of worship should be maintained: Chidambaram
The Rajya Sabha member was reacting to the ongoing Gyanvapi mosque row. "Places of worship Act was passed by the Narasimha Rao government with the lone exception of Ram Janmabhoomi. All other places should have status quo as any kind of change could lead to a huge conflict," he said.
Shivraj takes a leaf out of Yogi's book, rolls in bulldozers
Yogi Adityanath earned the title of "Bulldozer Baba" from his political opponent in UP -- the Samajwadi Party's leader Akhilesh Yadav, who gave him the nickname to attack him during the elections. Chouhan was popular as Mama' due to the several beneficiary schemes launched for girls by his government in the past. A Bhopal based BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma put up several hoarding/banners with photos of Shivraj and bulldozers addressing Chouhan as Bulldozer Mama'.
Delhi BJP chief: Bulldozers won't stop even after 3 municipal corpns cease to exist
In an exclusive interview with IANS, Gupta said that whether it is one corporation or three, the drive will continue to make Delhi free from encroachments even after next week. "Bulldozer will continue to remove encroachments and illegal constructions after unification of the three municipal corporations," he said. He pointed out that rolling out the bulldozers is a routine work activity and regularly carried by the municipal corporations across the city but some people are giving a religious colour to it.
How it all started and 'Bulldozer Baba' became BJP's ticket to victory
The bulldozer - usually seen as a tool of destruction and upheaval - has become a symbol of good governance. Most governments in the country, mainly BJP-led governments, are now betting on the bulldozer that is apparently bringing in more bouquets than brickbats. The bulldozer first gained prominence in the Yogi Adityanath government in July 2020 when this mean machine was used to pull down the house of gangster Vikas Dubey in Bikru village in Kanpur.
BJP rides high on 'bulldozer wave' in Rajasthan, Congress rants and raves about it
Close on the heels of UP, the Rajasthan BJP is also seen riding high on the 'bulldozer wave' while the ruling Congress is raising a strong objection to the bulldozer politics, calling it unjustified. In Rajasthan, the bulldozer caught everyone's attention when BJP state president Satish Poonia came riding on it to the party office with a huge convoy soon after the victory of the saffron party in the UP polls.
As bulldozer politics enters Delhi, Congress accuses BJP of bigotry
The Congress and AAP local leaders have opposed the drive in Shaheen Bagh but the Congress is more vocal than Delhi's ruling party, the AAP. However, on Friday Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia of the AAP wrote a letter to the Union Home Minister asking that the demolition drive be stopped as it will affect 60 lakh people.
After KTR, now Kavitha poses questions to Amit Shah
Resuming from where her brother and TRS working president K.T. Rama Rao had left, Kavitha took to Twitter to ask her questions and mount a fresh attack on the Centre over its failed promises to Telangana. Shah is scheduled to arrive in Hyderabad in the afternoon and is due to address a public meeting at Tukkuguda in the evening.
Senior Opposition leader asked me what else was left there to achieve after becoming PM twice: Modi
"The leader does not know that this Modi is made of different metals, the soil of Gujarat that has shaped me," the Prime Minister said. The Prime Minister was virtually addressing 'Utkarsh Samaroh' in Bharuch, Gujarat on Thursday to mark the celebration of 100 per cent saturation of four key schemes of the state government in the district, which will help provide timely financial assistance to those in need.
G-23 stand in Congress' Chintan Shivir unclear
Even the G-23 leaders - many of whom have been accomodated in various committees in the run up for the 'Chintan Shivir'. Sources within the group say that they will think over the matter during the event before any comment. Meanwhile, the Congress on Thursday said that Udaipur will be new milestone of hope, aspiration and change as India is "enduring a painful and vicious assault on its democracy, economy and societal harmony".
Karnataka to implement Anti-Conversion Bill through ordinance
The implementation of the bill which proposes stringent measures on religious conversion activities is going to create a lot of chaos in the state. The move from the BJP in Karnataka came following Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai's meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Wednesday. The high command has also summoned Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra to Delhi, and the issue is likely to be discussed, according to party sources.
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