POLITICS
ED raids properties of Lalu Prasad's close aide Abu Dujana in Patna
Of the 15 places, one belongs to Abu Dujana, the former RJD MLA of RJD and close associate of Lalu Prasad Yadav. A team of ED officials conducted raids at the house and office of Abu Dujana in Phulwarisharif locality this morning. He is facing charges under the disproportionate assets act. Dujana was elected as RJD MLA from Sursand in Sitamarhi district in the past.
Centre using government agencies as political weapons: Sitaram Yechury
Yechury appealed to all the opposition parties to put pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he had promised that he would implement the Women's Reservation Bill 9 years ago, which is still stuck in the Lok Sabha. He added that there is a need to pressurise the Central government to pass the bill. The CPI-M leader said that the Centre is misusing the government agencies.
Bengaluru Mysuru Expressway will contribute to Karnataka's growth trajectory: PM
Modi was responding to a tweet thread by Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari wherein the Minister informed that the construction of Bengaluru Mysuru Expressway project aims to improve accessibility to regions such as Shrirangpatna, Coorg, Ooty, and Kerala, thereby bolstering their tourism potential.
Sonia, Sushma, Brinda ran movement: Kavitha on Women Reservation Bill
1996 Deve Gowda ji introduced it after agitation by women. My salute to leaders of that time, Brinda Karat, Sonia Gandhi, Sushma Swaraj and others who ran a movement to make it possible," she said. Kavitha, who is the Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao's daughter, said, "A full majority government is in power. We demand the BJP government to introduce the bill.
Saurabh Bhardwaj, Atishi take charges of their respective depts
Both leaders Bhardwaj and Atishi were sworn in as ministers in Delhi Cabinet on Thursday. Delhi Lt Governor V.K. Saxena had administered the oath to the newly inducted ministers in the presence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at a swearing-in ceremony held at Raj Niwas. Saurabh Bhardwaj has been allocated the portfolios of Health, Industry, Services, Vigilance.
Gehlot-Shekhawat fight intensifies as Raj CM says Sanjivani scam accused will be jailed
Tweeting the videos of the victims, the CM said, "The entire fabric of dishonesty of the Sanjivani scam is being told by the victims. The government will send everyone involved in this scam to jail." Gehlot wrote in another tweet, "In the name of profit and relief, the game of fraud played in Sanjivani by taking advantage of people's compulsions is coming to the fore layer by layer. The government will take every necessary step to heal the sorrow of the people."
Congress not to join Kavitha's one-day hunger strike in Delhi
Kavitha, on Thursday while praising Sonia Gandhi for pushing the Women Reservation Bill during the UPA's tenure criticised the party for "arrogance" on the issue of alliance, and added that the Congress "should be a team player". She had said that she had spoken with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and general secretary K.C. Venugopal to send a representative to the protest.
Sisodia to be produced before court today, ED to seek 10-day custody
On Thursday, the ED arrested Sisodia in Tihar Jail after grilling him for about eight hours. The ED will now seek his ten-day custodial remand for further probing the case. The ED has questioned Sisodia in connection with the alleged kickbacks of Rs 100 crore which the AAP party/leaders received through hawala channel from South Group. He was also asked about Hyderabad-based.
Anurag Thakur slams NYT, other foreign media for 'defaming' India, PM
In a series of tweets, the minister castigated the foreign media for defaming the country and the prime minister. "New York Times had long back dropped all pretensions of neutrality while publishing anything about India. NYT's so called opinion piece on freedom of press in Kashmir is mischievous & fictitious published w/ a sole motive to spread a propaganda about India.
Akhilesh is Bhrashtachar Bhushan: Brajesh Pathak
This comes days after Akhilesh Yadav joined opposition leaders in accusing the BJP of using central agencies like ED and CBI to target its political opponents. Pathak said that the SP chief was 'trying to save his party' from a host of corruption charges. He squarely accused Akhilesh of 'patronizing' and 'shielding' scamsters who eventually got indicted by the Lokayukta.
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