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Nitish Kumar should review liquor ban, rising crime instead of going on Yatra: BJP
"A leader of his alliance already said that his previous 13 Yatras have had no result. If they would have been effective, another Yatra would not be required for him. Hence, don't go for a picnic in the name of a Yatra," Vijay Kumar Sinha said. Nitish Kumar is going for the Yatra in Bihar from January 5 to make people aware about the benefits of liquor ban, its social benefits and health.
Congress' 3-day plenary session in Raipur from Feb 24
Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, Congress general secretary in-charge Organisation K.C. Venugopal said, "The AICC will hold its 85th Plenary session from 24-26 February. Six issues related to politics, economics, international affairs, agriculture, social justice and youth employment will be discussed.
Making Trinamool Congress free from 'pest of corruption' my priority, says Mamata
"If the pest attacks even one paddy plant, it should be eliminated and destroyed immediately since that one pest will contaminate the entire stock of paddy in the coming days. So, we will have to destroy that pest and also ensure that there is no chance for revival of pests," she said while addressing the party's Working Committee meeting. According to her, first-time offenders will be cautioned. "Better they take this caution seriously. Otherwise, we will have to think differently," Banerjee said.
Congress in its own way promoted, protected informal economy elements: BJP
Addressing a press conference here on Monday, Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "The Supreme Court by a majority judgement found the entire demonetisation process to be fair. Congress raised this issue again and again even when Rahul Gandhi went abroad he raised this issue. This was very unfortunate.
Delhi woman death case: AAP seeks dismissal of L-G Saxena
"I could not sleep in the night thinking that it could have been our daughter... and the L-G says that his head hangs in shame. I think he should be dismissed from the office," Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said at a press conference at Rouse Avenue.
Oppn unity remains a pipe dream in UP
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's remark that the Samajwadi Party (SP) does not have a national perspective has sparked of a fresh round of the blame game between opposition parties, leaving the BJP smiling. SP president Akhilesh Yadav retorted by saying that his party's outlook is national and it has been making strong political interventions in the national interest.
To say demonetisation was upheld is misleading, wrong: Cong on SC verdict
"Nothing more, nothing less. One Hon'ble Judge in her dissenting opinion has said that Parliament should not have been bypassed," Jairam Ramesh said. He said there is nothing on the impact of demonetisation which was a singularly disastrous decision. "It damaged the growth momentum, crippled MSMEs, finished off the informal sector & destroyed lakhs and lakhs of livelihoods," he added. The verdict has nothing to say on whether the stated objectives of demonetisation were met or not. None of these goals - reducing currency in circulation, moving to a cashless economy
Tharoor gets a rousing welcome from Kerala's powerful Nair community
The powerful Nair Service Society (NSS) rolled out a red carpet to him at their headquarters at Changnacherry in Kottayam district. Hindus constitute more than 50 per cent of the 3.25 crore population and in numbers even though the Hindu Ezhava community is slightly ahead of the Hindu Nair community (NSS), it's the latter which is deemed very powerful. For long the NSS soft corner towards the Congress was well known, but in the past several years, they followed the policy of maintaining 'equidistant' stand to the traditional political fronts in Kerala.
As BJP begins its 2024 countdown, major revamp on cards in party, govt
The Congress leaders are confident that the yatra will galvanise the party's workers and make the masses aware of the 'misrule' of the BJP government at the Centre and the state. The yatra, which is currently on a winter break, will resume from the Hanuman Mandir in Delhi's Kashmiri Gate on January 3 and enter Ghaziabad around noon.
Onus is on Congress to save Constitution, and democracy: Kharge
"Let this be the year that we work hard to raise the voice of every Indian, especially the weakest. The onus is on us to save our Constitution and the democratic ethos. Let us be united and preserve our shared values, envisioned by our forefathers," he said in a New Year message.
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