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Central agencies are scared of Trinamool Congress's popularity: Mamata Banerjee
"ED and CBI are extremely scared of Trinamool Congress. This is because Trinamool Congress is with common people and the common people are with Trinamool Congress. Our party is constituted of the common people," Mamata Banerjee said while virtually addressing a party rally at Chawk Patrasayer in Bankura district.
Congress high command reins in demands for Deputy CM posts in Karnataka
Former Deputy Chief Minister and prominent Dalit leader Dr. G. Parameshwara had demanded that he should be given the post. He had even stated that it is better for the party to fulfil this demand before the community responded. Many other leaders had also started lobbying for the Deputy Chief Minister's post.
Congress invites 19 like-minded parties for Karnataka swearing in, leaves out 10 parties
The Congress had triumphed in Karnataka by winning 135 out of 224 seats in the southern state while the ruling BJP was reduced to 66 seats. According to party sources, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge sent invitations to 19 parties to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the party's government in Bengaluru on May 20.
Manish Sisodia's letter from Tihar jail calls for education as key to equality, empowerment
Manish Sisodia, through his letter which is written in Hindi, draws attention to the consequences of neglecting the education of the less fortunate, asserting that denying education to the impoverished not only perpetuates inequality but also fuels a vicious cycle of hatred and violence.
Ashok Gehlot govt burning midnight oil to help Congress pull off another 2004 in 2024
The Gehlot government is burning midnight oil to get repeated in the state. It is not leaving any stone unturned to emerge as winner in Assembly polls which are scheduled to be held in or before December. If it emerges victorious in the Assembly polls, definitely, it shall work harder to snatch 25 Lok Sabha seats from BJP.
'Hindu activists fear Taliban govt taking over Karnataka', says BJP MLA
Talking to reporters after visiting Hindu activists admitted to a hospital following alleged police torture, Yatnal stated, "Hindu activists were massacred during the earlier Congress regime. Now, the government is being formed with the same leadership creating fear among Hindu activists."
Summoned by CBI on Saturday, Abhishek Banerjee says will comply
Banerjee, who is in Bankura district now for his pre-scheduled party programme, has confirmed that he will abide by the summon and for that purpose he will be coming back to Kolkata on Friday only. According to the summons dated May 19, issued by CBI's Deputy Superintendent of Police Sanjay Kumar Samal, Banerjee has been asked to be present at the agency's Nizam Palace office in central Kolkata by 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Kerala CPI(M) upset over CM not invited to Siddaramaiah's swearing-in
Refuting the charge, AICC general secretary K.C.Venugopal said that the leaders of political parties have been invited. Both the national secretaries of CPI(M) and CPI are among the invitees.
CBI or ED may include my name in supplementary charge sheet: Tejashwi Yadav
Tejashwi Yadav was in Patna to participate in a sports conclave where he said that the BJP is angry over its massive defeat in Karnataka and questioning his mother, Rabri Devi was a side-effect of it. "BJP is scared of the 2024 Lok Sabha election," said Tejashwi Yadav.
Pressure mounts on Congress high command for more Deputy CM posts in Karnataka
The AICC has announced only one Deputy Chief Minister (DCM) post for Karnataka which will be taken up by the party's state president, D.K. Shivakumar. Some of the senior leaders who have made the demand are G. Parameshwara, Shamanur Shivashankarappa, Satish Jarkiholi, M.B. Patil and Ramalinga Reddy.
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