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KCR is a new Nizam, says Nadda
Addressing a public meeting at Hanamkonda town, he slammed Chief Minister KCR for imposing restrictions on public meetings and compared this with the last diktat of Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last ruler of the erstwhile Hyderabad state. Nadda was addressing the public meeting at Hanamkonda Arts College ground to mark the culmination of the third phase of state BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar's Praja Sangrama Yatra.
Two more held in Sonali Phogat murder case
Police sources said Gaonkar, who had allegedly supplied drugs to the accused persons arrested earlier, was detained on Saturday morning for questioning. Later, he and Edwin Nunes, owner of Curlies restaurant in Anjuna, where Sonali Phogat had partied before her death, was also arrested. A court in Goa on Saturday granted a 10-day police custody of Sudhir Sangwan (PA of Phogat) and Sukhwinder Singh, the two accused persons arrested in the murder case.
Invitation to Karnataka Cong leaders for pro-China event triggers row
Taking a dig at the Congress, BJP national general secretary and MLA C.T. Ravi said: "If anyone had doubts that Congress works for China, this will clear them. Why should the Congress side with China if America is interfering in its internal affairs? "Is the MoU signed by Rahul Gandhi with the Chinese Communist Party the reason behind this support to China?" Ravi also shared the invitation of the programme and alleged that a controversial photo of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi could be seen along with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Jharkhand political turmoil: Ruling coalition MLAs shifted to Latratu
Earlier in the day, the JMM-led coalition held a meeting at the Chief Minister's house to decide their strategy and future course of action. This was the fourth meeting of the coalition in the past three days. The meeting was attended by 42 MLAs including Soren, Rameshwar Oraon, Alamgir Alam. The political crisis in the state started after the Election Commission disqualified the Assembly membership of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in connection with the office of profit case.
After Ghulam Nabi Azad's resignation, Manish Tewari slams Congress 'coterie culture'
Talking to IANS over phone, the Anandpur Sahib MP Manish Tewari said had the party implemented the suggestions of the G-23 group in December 2020, the current situation would not have arisen. However, hitting out the at the 'coterie culture' he said: "Peons of Congress leaders are giving sermons to those who have given decades to party." These "so-called" leaders are not capable of winning even the municipal polls.
Drug peddler, restaurant owner detained in Sonali Phogat murder case
"Today morning, we detained the owner of Curlies restaurant and one drug peddler in this case. We are questioning them," Deputy Superintendent of Police Jivba Dalvi told IANS. The development comes a day after Phogat's personal assistant Sudhir Sangwan and Sukwinder Singh were arrested on Friday
Rahul Gandhi and Ghulam Nabi Azad had run-ins in the past as well
While the two leaders have had run-ins in the past as well, Azad had been close to party chief Sonia Gandhi who listened to his advice. However, after Rahul Gandhi started taking decision directly, Azad felt sidelined in the party with the latest grudge being Azad not being consulted for the elections to pick the next Congress President.
Congress sinking ship, says Sushil Modi after deposing in defamation case against Rahul
Rahul Gandhi, during a public meeting in Karnataka in April 2019, slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for imposing demonetisation in the country, alleging the money of "common people would be given to his 15 industrialist friends".
Peace derailing? NNPG threatens to 'revert back to pre-independent position'
"If a negotiated solution is to be kept undeclared and prolonged, disrespecting and hurting the Naga people's sentiment, the aggrieved Nagas have every right to revert back to pre-independent India position and status of the 1929 memorandum," the NNPG said in a statement from its camp near Dimapur.
What options does Hemant Soren have now?
In February this year, senior BJP leader and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das had alleged that Soren had got a mining lease issued for himself, which was clear violation of the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. It was alleged that Soren hid this fact in his affidavit submitted at the time of contesting the Assembly elections in 2019.
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