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Punjab CM orders probe by sitting HC judge into Moosewala killing
The Chief Minister, while acceding to the request of Balkar Singh Sidhu, the father of slain singer, said the state government will be requesting the Chief Justice of the High Court to get the case enquired into by a sitting judge. Mann said the state government will ensure full cooperation to this enquiry commission, including roping in of any of the central agencies like National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Accompanied by Akhilesh, Jayant files nomination for RS
"I am grateful to Akhilesh Yadav for his party's support to my candidature and I assure that I will raise relevant issues in the Rajya Sabha," he told the reporters. 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.
Gandhi's can't see beyond their coterie: BJP on Congress RS nomination
In-charge of BJP's National Information and Technology Department Amit Malviya tweeted, "The Chintan Shivir clearly didn't serve any purpose. Soon after, Congress saw high profile exits. Now it has disappointed it's Rajasthan, Chattisgarh (both election bound) and Maharashtra units by denying nomination to locals for RS. The Gandhis can't see beyond their coterie."
RS Polls: Congress names 10 candidates; Surjewala in, Azad not in list
Biennial elections for 57 Rajya Sabha seats will be held across 15 states on June 10. The Congress has nominated Rajeev Shukla and Ranjeet Ranjan from Chhattisgarh, Ajay Maken from Haryana, Jairam Ramesh from Karnataka, Vivek Tankha from Madhya Pradesh and P. Chidambaram from Tamil Nadu.
JD-U names Khiru Mahto as RS nominee from Bihar
The party has denied the ticket to Union Steel Minister RCP Singh -- considered as BJP sympathiser in the JD-U. Hence, he was in the "target list" of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and other party leaders like national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh a.k.a. Lalan Singh, JD-U parliamentary board president Upendra Kushwaha and party's state president Umesh Kushwaha.
BJP names 16 candidates for RS polls; Sitharaman to contest from Karnataka
The party has fielded Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman from Karnataka and Piyush Goyal from Maharashtra. In a statement, BJP national general secretary Arun Singh said that the party's Central Election Committee has approved 16 names for the Rajya Sabha elections. BJP has fielded finance minister Sitharaman and actor-turned-politician Jaggesh from Karnataka, while Kavita Patidar will contest from Madhya Pradesh. From Maharashtra, Union minister Goyal and Anil Sukhdevrao Bonde have been fielded.
Law & order crumbling in Punjab, says Cong after Moosewala's murder
In less than 24 hours after his security cover was curtailed by the Punjab government, Moosewala, who enjoyed a huge fan base, was shot dead by gangsters close to his ancestral village in Mansa in broad daylight. He was 29. He had unsuccessfully contested the Assembly polls in Punjab earlier this year on a Congress ticket.
Modi's Shimla visit to sound poll bugle
Also it's an opportunity for the Prime Minister to go nostalgic while remembering his early years spent trudging at The Mall and at the iconic Indian Coffee House with his journalist friends. However, a grand reception awaits Modi's day-long visit to the 'Queen of Hills' -- as Shimla was fondly called by the British colonial rulers, on May 31 to sound the poll bugle in the state, a senior BJP leader said on Sunday.
Akhilesh uses RS elections to forge alliances for 2024 LS polls
In fact, to placate Azam Khan who is angry with the SP these days, Kapil Sibal, who was his lawyer, was backed by the SP. On the other hand, Jayant Chaudhary has been given a message to follow the alliance 'dharma'. The party has reposed faith in Sambhal's Javed Ali Khan. Along with this, the party has also tried to woo Muslim voters amid the increasing distance from Azam.
Modi, Shah, Nadda to lead BJP's Mission South India from the front
This is the first meeting after the BJP won a second term in state in the Assembly elections in March. According to BJP general secretary Govind Narain Shukla, state party chief Swatantra Dev Singh held a meeting to finalise the agenda of the working committee.
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