POLITICS
If you have capacity, finish me off, Siddaramaiah dares ruling BJP
"I am ready to face any consequences. It is not so easy to finish me off," he said in the Assembly in response to Higher Education Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan's remarks in a public rally to finish Siddaramaiah off like how Tipu Sultan was finished. Ashwath Narayan had later expressed his regrets over the statements and clarified that his intention was to defeat Siddaramaiah in elections.
Are you living in England?', Nitish chides farmer on using English words
Nitish Kumar was the chief guest at an event organised by Bihar agriculture ministry to discuss the implementation of fourth agriculture road map in Bapu Sabhagar. When the farmer was presenting his suggestions from the dais, the Chief Minister interrupted him and said: "What happened to you ... you are using English words in your speech.
SC agrees to examine Uddhav Thackeray plea against EC decision on Wednesday
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Thackeray, submitted before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud that if the ECI order is not stayed then they will take over everything, bank accounts, etc. Sibal said, "My only request is, take up the matter tomorrow morning with the constitution bench matters."
PM Modi to take command over BJP's 'northeast mission'
Since 2014, the saffron party has been engaged in its goal of a Congress-free India, and has thrown the party out of power in many northeastern states. The BJP is now strategising to win the vote bank of the regional parties in these states. Legislative Assembly elections were held in Tripura on February 16, while campaigning for the Assembly polls in Meghalaya and Nagaland.
OPS vs NPS: FM's stand not humane assessment from employees' point of view, says Gehlot
"She should not beat around the bush if she felt that OPS was wrong and should have said the same clearly." He further said that her stand on OPS (Old Pension Scheme) is not a humane approach in terms of employees' point of view. He further said that the OPS should be accepted to create trust among the employees. Employees money cannot be deployed.
MP from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi becomes AICC member from UP
Only AICC's elected members can cast vote in the Congress working committee elections. Congress sources said that the people of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, mainly the Congress supporters, want Rahul Gandhi to again contest from Amethi, which used to be a Congress stronghold before Smriti Irani defeated the former Congress chief from there in the 2019 general elections.
PM Modi, Amit Shah recognised our talent, made us Governors: Sounderarajan
Sounderarajan said, "People of Tamil Nadu did not recognise our leadership skills. If they had elected us, we would have been made ministers, but we were not voted to become MPs. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah gave us Governor postings since they didn't want to waste our talents. People should recognise our administrative skills.
Division in Bengal BJP over separate Gorkhaland state evident in Assembly
While the motion was passed by majority with the BJP neither supporting or opposing, the differences in the party camp over Gorkhaland became evident in course of the debate on the motion. BJP legislator from Kurseong Bishnu Prasad Sharma demanded a referendum for the people of the hills to decide whether they want to remain associated with West Bengal or want a separate Gorkhaland state.
Congress playing with Sikh sentiments by making Tytler AICC member: BJP
Speaking to the media at the Delhi BJP office, Khurana said that it appears as if the Congress and the Gandhi family derive pleasure by hurting the sentiments of the Sikh community repeatedly or else why would they give a man accused of spreading hatred during the anti-Sikh massacre a responsible position in the party.
Rajasthan Chief Minister wants to finish my political character, says Union minister Shekhawat
Talking to the media, Shekhawat said that Sanjivani Credit Co-operative Society operates in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and many other states. When the registration of the society was done, at that time there was a Congress government in Rajasthan and Delhi. The society also got the status of multi-state category in 2013, even at that time there was a Congress government in Delhi, the Union Minister added.
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