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BJP sounds trumpet for Lok Sabha polls in Punjab
The rally presided over by the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, saw the presence of state party President Ashwani Sharma and Vice- President Jai Inder Kaur, daughter of two-time Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
However, Singh was conspicuously absent from the rally in his hometown.
Asking other nations to intervene in India's issues could invite bigger problems: S. Jaishankar
In an interaction with students of Aryabhatta College in the national capital, S. Jaishankar said this while indirectly referring to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's criticism of the Central government during his recent visit to the US, that "it is concerning, when they take India's problem out in the world and invite people to do something about it".
BSP to project Mayawati as PM candidate
BSP sources said that the party would not join any opposition alliance but would go it alone in the Lok Sabha elections. Senior BSP leader Bhimrao Ambedkar said, "The leaders of the opposition are holding meetings in various states to prepare the groundwork for the opposition parties to fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Kharge, Rahul to attend Oppn meeting in Patna on June 23
Speaking to the media here, Congress general secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal said, "Khargeji and former party chief Rahul Gandhi will attend the opposition meeting in Patna on June 23." He said, "We have already informed them that both the leaders will attend the meeting."
'Who are offspring of Godse and Apte', Owaisi's retort to Fadnavis
The Hyderabad MP slammed Fadnavis for making the remark while referring to riots in Kolhapur. "Tell us who are the offspring of Godse and Apte," asked Owaisi. He alleged that 30,000 RSS men came out on streets after the alleged display of an image of Tipu Sultan in Kolhapur. "It was not an image of Tipu Sultan but was of some Allah Waley
Flutter as top MVA leaders Sharad Pawar, Sanjay Raut get death threats
Pawar has been warned via a Twitter message threatening that he will meet the same fate as Dr. Narendra Dabholkar (the rationalist who was shot dead in Pune in August 2013), sending shockwaves in the political circles.In a telephonic threat issued through Sunil Raut, MLA, his brother, Sanjay Raut, MP.
BJP in Haryana now looks at independents to 'keep' govt intact
Amidst preparations by the BJP and the JJP separately to woo the electorate for the Lok Sabha polls, four independent legislators have met BJP in-charge for the state, Biplab Kumar Deb, in Delhi. Deb in a tweet shared photos of MLAs Dharam Pal Gonder, Rakesh Daultabad, Randhir Singh and Somveer Sangwan, who expressed.
'I'm not anyone's slave', Abhishek Banerjee to skip ED summon
On Thursday evening, hours after ED delivered the summon, Banerjee said that if necessary, he would face the ED questioning only after the panchayat elections in the state are over on July 8. "This is a clear attempt to spoil my ongoing mass outreach programme. I am never scared of facing questioning. But at this point of time, I do not.
BJP MP Meena accuses Vaibhav Gehlot of corruption, to hand over 'evidence' to ED
Meena will reach the ED office on Friday and hand over 'evidence' against Vaibhav Gehlot and Fairmont Hotel owner Ratankant Sharma, his team told IANS. The BJP MP alleged that about Rs 100 crore has been invested in Hotel Fairmont by a shell company based out of Mauritius. This money belongs to Gehlot and his family members.
Back-to-back meetings in New Delhi fuel speculations of change of guard in Rajasthan BJP
Former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje also held a meeting with BJP's national General Secretary, Organisation, B.L. Santhosh in New Delhi on Wednesday after which it is being discussed if she will be appointed as the party's election campaign committee chief.
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