POLITICS

AAP accuses CBI of mentally torturing Manish Sisodia in its custody
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The former deputy of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the CBI on February 26 in connection with the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy. Speaking at a press conference here, Atishi questioned the CBI's actions while highlighting "the agency's failure to prove any corruption charges against Sisodia".
Delhi BJP alleges rigging in guest teachers recruitment, seeks action against Manish Sisodia
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Sachdeva urged Lt. Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena to seek a report from the Education Department on the "massive rigging" and to give orders for action against Sisodia, who was the education minister, and departmental officials. "The Kejriwal government has misused the OBC quota in guest teacher recruitment to recruit AAP party workers, and educational qualifications were relaxed in hundreds of cases," the BJP leader alleged.
PM Modi to attend swearing-in of new governments in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President J.P. Nadda and a few Union ministers are likely to attend these events in three state capitals. Official and BJP sources said that the swearing-in-ceremony of the new Meghalaya Chief Minister and his council of ministers would be held in Shillong at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, while the swearing-in in Nagaland will take place in Kohima at 1.45 p.m.
Mukul Sangma complains of life threat, security beefed up outside house
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"Deliberate incitement to spread hatred and do personal harm upon me being aggressively done. People engaged in the criminal conspiracy are inciting to create communal riots and personal harm to me. Just reported to the CS to take action as per law," he said. The state government has beefed security outside his home as a result.
Delhi CM Kejriwal lauds Kapil Sibal's initiative, says 'will fight together'
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Sibal on Saturday had announced that he will launch a website, titled 'Insaf ke Sipahi', to help citizens fight against injustice and appealed to the opposition Chief Ministers and parties to help him in the initiative. "This is an important initiative of Kapil Sibal Saheb. I appeal everyone to join this initiative and we all together will fight against injustice," Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi.
With an eye on 2024, alliance parties keep a close watch on fractious JD-U
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These two leaders have shown an interest towards the Bharatiya Janata Party, but no one could say that it is a saffron surgical strike on the JD-U. The JD-U leaders denied any impact of the rebellions on the party but there is a perception in the political corridors of Bihar that Nitish Kumar is losing control over his party JD-U.
Bihar government sends team to probe attack on workers in Tamil Nadu
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Nitish visited the statue of famous writer Phanishwar Nath Renu in Patna and said that he has directed the State Chief Secretary and Bihar DGP to send a team to observe the ground situation in Tamil Nadu. Bihari labourers were brutally assaulted by local Tamilians for the last 15 days. Many of the labourers returned home and complained about the brutality in Tamil Nadu.
BJP, Congress likely to change Nagaland and Meghalaya chiefs
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Both the BJP and the Congress stand on different platforms in the region vis-a-vis their histories and future roadmaps. The Congress, which had a golden past, is now struggling for very existence while the saffron outfit now basking at the newfound glories still have good and old as well as new challenges.
Modi to visit poll-bound K'taka on March 12; Cong presses for model code of conduct
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PM Modi has already visited the poll-bound state five times this year for various developmental programmes. He is participating in public rallies and road shows Congress party has objected to the repeated visits of central leaders, including PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Defence Minister.
Unite, or perish: Nitish, Tejashwi take this message to all Opposition parties
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The opposition leaders are frequently putting up a show of unity at rallies, conventions and birthday parties. It happened during the convention of the CPI-ML in Patna, the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) rally in Purnea as well as in Chennai on Wednesday when Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin celebrated.
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