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Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi for 'not mentioning' Karnataka leaders' names in speeches
"There is not only Narendra Modi in this world, there are other people as well," Gandhi said while addressing a gathering here on Tuesday. "Modi ji, talk about your leaders, talk about Karnataka, talk about youths," he quipped. "I came here and first of all, mentioned the names of senior leaders of our party. In BJP meetings, Prime Minister doesn't mention anybody. The way, I take the names of Siddaramaiah Ji, Shivakumara Ji, Kharge Ji... Modi Ji will never talk about any leader," the Congress leader asserted.
'Not invited', claims Telangana Guv amid row over absence at Secretariat event
According to Raj Bhavan, no invitation was sent to the Governor for the event held on Sunday. The Governor's office also denied allegations levelled by a state minister that the Soundararajan did not attend the inaugural programme despite an invitation sent to her on this count. On Sunday, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.
PFI pressure behind Cong manifesto in K'taka', says Assam CM
Interacting with the mediapersons at the BJP headquarters here, Sarma questioned "why the Congress, which is promising to ban Bajrang Dal, did not impose a ban on PFI?"The Congress manifesto is similar to the manifesto of organisations like the PFI and other fundamental groups. The party had withdrawn cases of PFI which was.
If Bajrangis revolt, Congress will be thrown out of country: CM Bommai
"The Congress is talking about banning the Bajrang Dal. They have likened the Bajrang Dal with PFI, an anti-national and terrorist organisation that has already been banned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi," CM Bommai said during BJP's election campaign in Dharwad.
Mamata Banerjee calls for unity of all anti-BJP forces ahead of Lok Sabha polls
"The next Lok Sabha polls will be for change. If all the opposition parties unite, the defeat of BJP will be inevitable. The country needs a change. Let the 2024 polls bring that change," Mamata Banerjee said in the video message. However, she did not make it clear whether Congress features in the blueprint of Trinamool Congress' united opposition alliance.
Defamation case: No interim relief for Rahul as Gujarat HC reserves order on revision plea
Rahul Gandhi had appealed to the Gujarat High Court for an interim stay of his conviction until the court pronounced its order on his petition. However, the single judge hearing the case, Justice Hemant Prachchhak, has postponed his decision until after the summer vacation, which ends on June 4.
Congress wants to hold Lord Hanuman 'captive', says PM Modi in poll-bound Karnataka
Prime Minister Modi further alleged that Congress does not like lord Hanuman. "I bow to the people of Vijayanagara kingdom. I am in the land of Lord Hanuman. At the same time, Congress is claiming in its manifesto that they will lock up Bajrang Bali and impose a ban on those who raise the slogans of Jai Bajrang Bali," he said.
In Prayagraj, Yogi quotes from Ramcharitmanas to give message to mafia
Addressing an election meeting on Tuesday, the Chief Minister said that Prayagraj was a spiritual destination and the land of justice that has the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati."Nature never does injustice and nor does it tolerate injustice. What Tulsidas said is relevant even today. There are some who did injustice in this land and turned it into a crime capital. Nature is a great equalizer and does not accept injustice," he said.
Karnataka Cong President Shivakumar's chopper hit by vulture
Sources said that a major tragedy was averted and the pilot managed to land the chopper safely. The incident happened when Shivakumar was travelling to Mulubagal from HAL airport in Bengaluru. While Shivakumar's chopper was in the air, it was hit by the vulture. Due to the impact, the front glass of the helicopter was damaged and broken.
National political stunner - Sharad Pawar steps down as NCP chief
The sudden announcement was greeted with shock, disbelief, bursting into tears and hundreds protesting at Pawar's move, demanding that he withdraw it. However, Pawar, flanked by his wife Pratibha, appeared to be grimly determined and declared: "I know when to stop... I have set up a committee of senior NCP leaders who will decide on the next president."
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