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KCR 'insulted' Nitish Kumar, says Sushil Modi
"Nitish Kumar had invited KCR (as the Telangana Chief Minister is popularly known) to come to Patna to announce his name as a Prime Ministerial candidate but KCR refused to take his name forward. When Rao did not announce his name, Nitish Kumar stood from the chair but KCR then asked him to sit for a while... no bigger insult than this," PM Modi said. Sushil Modi further said that both Nitish Kumar and KCR have been dreaming to become prime minister in daylight.
Delhi CM resorting to diversionary tactics, levelling false accusations: L-G
In a full-scale of war of words, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, V.K. Saxena, on Thursday hit back at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, stating that the latter has resorted to diversionary tactics and levelling false accusations, but these will not deter him for discharging his duties as the L-G. "I called for good governance, zero tolerance to corruption and better services for the people of Delhi.
Delhi Assembly passes confidence motion tabled by Kejriwal
No one voted against the motion as all BJP MLAs were absent from the house. Three of BJP MLAs were marshalled out of the Assembly for the entire session after an argument with Deputy Speaker Rakhi Birla who did not consider their demand to take up their calling attention notices before a discussion on the no-confidence motion.
BJP targets Nitish Kumar as Bihar law minister resigns
Taking a dig at the chief minister BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi said that the Nitish Kumar government lost its first wicket and is set to lose more soon. "The first wicket of Nitish Kumar government fell and more will tumble in future. Nitish Kumar was clean bowled in the first over," Modi said.
Controversy over electoral rolls as Congress gears up for presidential poll
Two Congress leaders, Manish Tewari and Karti Chidambaram, on Wednesday urged the Central Election Authority, headed by Madhusudan Mistry, to make the electoral rolls public and available on the Congress website. However, the CEA said that these rolls will be made available to candidates contesting elections. Tewari and Karti Chidambaram had raised concerns over the manner in which the presidential poll in the party is being held. Underlining the need of a well-defined electoral college, Karti Chidambaram said any ad hoc electoral college is meaningless.
WBSSC Scam: Company with Arpita as director used to channelise funds, claims ED
ED counsel Phiroze Edulji said the name of the company is Symbiosis Merchants Private Limited. While Arpita Mukherjee is one of the two directors in the company, the other director is her sister's husband, Kalyan Dhar. Edulji informed the court that initially the company's share price was Rs 10 apiece, which skyrocketed to Rs 1,000 per share within a very short span of time. According to Edulji, these are clear indications that the share price of the company was inflated artificially by channelising the proceeds of the WBSSC scam which amounted to around RS 2.70 crore.
PM Modi visits Piyush Goyal's home on Ganesh Chaturthi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited his Cabinet colleague and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal's residence late on Wednesday on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. "On the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, went to the programme at my colleague @PiyushGoyal Ji's residence," Modi tweeted later on his visit. "May the blessings of Bhagwan Shri Ganesh always remain upon us," the Prime Minister said in another tweet.
KCR gives slogan of 'BJP Mukt Bharat' in Patna visit
"The country is a trouble zone and hence, we have decided to bring every opposition party on one stage to oppose the BJP. I have a good meeting with our elder brother Nitish Kumar ji and we will sit together to make strategy against the BJP for the 2024 Lok Sabha election. The BJP wants an opposition-free space to establish a dictatorship in the country.
Political compulsions behind inaction in Karnataka Lingayat Mutt sex scandal
The Lingayat seer is being investigated by the police following allegations of sexual assault. Sharanaru heads one of the most prominent Lingayat mutts in the state. The ruling BJP government in Karnataka has not initiated any action against the accused seer even after five days of lodging of an FIR.
Delhi LG to take legal action against AAP MLAs for allegations of corruption
According to LG office source, the action will be taken against AAP leaders - Saurabh Bhardwaj, Atishi, Durgesh Pathak and Jasmine Shah among others for defamatory and false allegations of corruption by them, attributed to his tenure as KVIC Chairman. These leaders of AAP have recently claimed that LG was involved in a scam during demonetization in 2016 and demanded a CBI inquiry.
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