POLITICS

Will bulldozers come to a halt once three civic bodies in Delhi cease to exist?
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Since the elections to the three municipal corporations of Delhi have been postponed due to the unification of the three civic bodies into one, the term of the existing civic bodies will expire next week. Once the role of elected representatives comes to an end in the three municipal corporations, which rolled out bulldozers across the city to remove illegal encroachments on the insistence of Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta.
Cong, 'Tukde Tukde' gang have no right to give sermons to others: Rijiju
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In a series of tweets, Rijiju said, "Empty words by @RahulGandhi If there is one party that is the antithesis of freedom, democracy and respect for institutions, it is the Indian National Congress. This Party has always stood with Breaking India forces and left no opportunity to divide India."
Clamour' for Rahul Gandhi's return as President likely at Chintan Shivir
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The most vocal voices in the party for Rahul Gandhi's return are its two Chief Ministers Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan) and Bhupesh Baghel (Chhattisgarh), apart from Randeep Surjewala, K.C. Venugopal and other Rahul loyalists. In the Chintan Shivir, Rahul Gandhi will speak as a second last speaker just ahead of party chief Sonia Gandhi, and the party hopes to get a new path of revival from there to reverse its electoral losses.
Land on which Taj Mahal was built belonged to us: Diya Kumari
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She also claimed having documents to prove that the land was originally owned by the Jaipur Royal family, which was later captured by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. "When Shah Jahan took the land of the Jaipur Royal family, the latter could not oppose him because it was under his control at that time," Kumari said.
CAA is BJP's 'jumla', says Trinamool's Abhishek Banerjee in Assam
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He said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced in West Bengal last week that the government would implement the CAA as soon as the Covid-19 pandemic ends but he remained silent during his 3-day visit in Assam on May 8-10. After inaugurating the Trinamool office at Jan Path (Jayanagar) in Guwahati, Banerjee addressed a big gathering of the party workers for the first time in Assam.
Raj Thackeray gets threats, MNS warns 'state will burn'
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MNS leader Bala Nandgaonkar met Home Minister Dilip Walse-Patil and apprised him of the alleged threats -- coming reportedly from some Muslim organisations -- being received by Raj Thackeray and himself.
PM Modi changed size & scale of policy planning in India: Amit Shah
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Speaking at the launch of the book 'Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery' at the Vigyan Bhawan on Wednesday, Shah said, "Earlier the policies were designed with a certain number of beneficiaries in mind, but he (Modi) made schemes for everyone in the country, including toilets, providing power connection, drinking water, houses or gas connection."
Was treated like terrorist by Punjab police: Tajinder Bagga
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Addressing a press conference at Delhi BJP office along with state president Adesh Gupta and Lok Sabha Member Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma, Bagga said: "Instead of arresting those accused of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib, drug mafia and Khalistani separatists, Punjab police kidnapped and treated me like a terrorist."
MP CM cancels foreign tour after SC's order on OBC reservation
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The decision came a day after the Supreme Court directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to conduct local body (gram, nagar and zila panchayat) elections without OBC reservation. "I was scheduled to travel abroad from May 14 to attract investment in Madhya Pradesh, but at this time it is my priority to present my case again in the court and protect the interests of the backward classes.
Babul Supriyo's oath: Political debates continue even after event
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However, debates and controversies that had been taking place since the last one month have continued even after his oath-taking. The oath was administered by the deputy Speaker of the state Assembly, Asish Banerrjee, as mandated by Governor Jagdeep Dhankar.
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