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CPI party Congress: Kerala unit calls for open alliance with Congress in 2024 polls
The Kerala delegation was speaking at the 24th All India Congress of the Communist Party of India (CPI) in Vijayawada. The delegates from the Kerala unit, including Agriculture Minister P. Prasad and the editor of the party's mouthpiece 'Janayugam', Rajaji Mathew Thomas, called for an alliance with the Congress at the national level during the 2024 Lok sabha elections.
AAP says Sisodia will be arrested, Kejriwal compares him with Bhagat Singh
"Prison bars and the threat of noose could never deter the spirit of Bhagat Singh. This is the second fight for freedom. Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain are today's Bhagat Singh," the Delhi Chief Minister said, retweeting Sisodia's tweet about the CBI's summon in the excise policy case.
Amit Shah calls Chintan Shivir of all Home Ministers, invites Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Rajasthan counterpart Ashok Gehlot have also been invited to join the meeting. Banerjee and Gehlot also hold the Home portfolio in their respective states. However, Banerjee's presence in the meeting has not been confirmed yet, sources said.
Stalin writes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 'efforts to impose' Hindi in Tamil Nadu
Stalin in the letter said that "the efforts to impose Hindi on non-Hindi speaking people would destroy the feeling of the brotherhood of people of different languages and cultures..." "The recent attempts to impose Hindi are impractical and divisive in character and puts non-Hindi speaking people in a very disadvantageous position in many respects," he added.
Congress presidential polls: Rahul to vote in Karnataka's Ballari, Sonia in party HQ`
Congress General Secretary in-charge Jairam Ramesh said, "There've been queries on where @RahulGandhi will cast his vote tomorrow for Congress Presidential election. There should be no speculation. He will be voting at the #BharatJodoYatra campsite in Sanganakallu, Ballari along with around 40 other Bharat Yatris who are PCC delegates." Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will also cast his vote at the party headquarters here.
Modi-Shah to lead from the front and defend Fortress Gujarat
A few hours after the Election Commission (EC) announced the Himachal elections on Friday, a meeting was held under the leadership of the PM at his residence. The BJP leaders of Gujarat and Himachal, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and state president C.R. Patil were present in the meeting, said sources.
Shiv Sena threatens to 'cut off tongue' of AIMIM leader
Shiv Sena state president Anil Singh said in a statement that Shaukat Ali had crossed all limits while making the comments and Hindus would not tolerate it. "It is because of people like him that even nationalist Muslims are viewed with suspicion," he said. Singh termed the AIMIM leader as a "PFI agent" and said that if he did not mind his language, his tongue would be cut off.
UP Cong to focus on bringing Dalits back into its fold
The newly appointed UP Congress president Brij Lal Khabri minces no words in boasting about the caste he belongs to. Khabri said not all Jatavs are with Mayawati and not all non-Jatavs are with the BJP. "They are silent till the time they have no choice. Once the Congress becomes an option, there will be no looking back," he said in an informal interaction.
Nitish learns the hard way that he can't get away with ageist remarks
After quitting the NDA-led alliance in Bihar and forming the government with the Opposition Grand Alliance or 'Mahagathbandhan', BJP leaders are constantly launching political attacks on the Bihar Chief Minister with remarks like return of 'Jungle Raj' in Bihar or claims to follow ideals of socialist leader Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan, appeasement politics or a discussion on improper implementation of liquor prohibition law.
Team Bharat Jodo: Digvijaya, Jairam manage the show with state units
Singh, who has been part of the Yatra from the very first day, has the experience of carrying out the Narmada Yatra which had yielded good results for the party in Madhya Pradesh, while Ramesh has been leading the media team and also countering the BJP's attacks. Ramesh has been saying that the Bharat Jodo Yatra will provide much-needed oxygen to the party.
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