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Nothing else explains Mamata Banerjee's silence on Partha Chatterjee except admission of crime: BJP
West Bengal BJP Co-incharge Amit Malviya tweeted: "Nothing else explains Mamata Banerjee's silence on Partha Chatterjee, her close confidant, now in jail, except an admission of the crime, when she had hit the road to defend a police officer! Mamata may be trying to distance herself from Partha, but their association is well known."
How can EC question credentials of Balasaheb Thackeray's Shiv Sena: Sanjay Raut
Sanjay Raut said that it is a sad development that the 56-year-old Shiv Sena launched by Balasaheb Thackeray - now led by his son and ex-Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray - on the Hindutva plank is now compelled to prove its credentials to the poll panel, and termed it shocking for the people of Maharashtra.
Parties must work with spirit of 'nation first': President Kovind
At his farewell function in the Central Hall of Parliament, Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind said that he remains eternally grateful to the people of India and for giving him an opportunity to serve the country as President. He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and members of his Council of Ministers, VicePresident M. Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for their support during his tenure.
Trinamool distances itself from Partha Chatterjee, says onus of arrest lies with him
On Saturday evening, the party's stand became official after Trinamool leaders at a press conference announced that the onus of the developments lies with Chatterjee only, and not on the party. The party leaders also made it clear that if he is found guilty of involvement in the scam, Trinamool will not hesitate to take disciplinary action against Chatterjee, who is presently the party's Secretary General.
'Free to go anywhere': Akhilesh tells Shivpal, Rajbhar
In the letter issued by the SP to Shivpal Yadav, who is an SP MLA from family borough Jaswantnagar in Etawah, it is mentioned that he is "free to join any party" where he "gets more respect". The letter shot off to Om Prakash Rajbhar, states that: "Samajwadi Party is constantly fighting with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Since you have an alliance with the BJP and are constantly working to strengthen them, you are free to go if you feel you will get more respect there."
Smriti Irani hits back at Congress over remark on her daughter
Hitting back at the Congress, she said that her daughter's only fault is that her mother keeps on holding press conferences 'on the loot of Rs 5,000 crore' by Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. "My daughter's fault is that her mother holds press conferences on the loot of Rs 5,000 crore by Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. Her fault is that her mother contested against Rahul Gandhi from Amethi in 2014 and 2019," Irani said.
We made Eknath Shinde CM 'with heavy heart', says BJP Maharashtra chief
The Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena, with support from the BJP, toppled the Maha Vikas Aghadi government headed by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray last month. Patil also lauded Fadnavis' role as the ex-Leader of Opposition and how he constantly exposed the "misdoings" of the Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress alliance for the past two and half years.
WBSSC Scam: ED arrests Partha Chatterjee's aide Arpita Mukherjee
The ED move came hours after Chatterjee, who is currently the state Commerce and Industries Minister, was arrested by the financial probe agency in the same case on Saturday morning. Mukherjee's arrest from her residence in South Kolkata was officially announced by the ED at 5.14 p.m. on Saturday, about seven hours after the probe agency nabbed Chatterjee.
Majority of Indians believe election of Droupadi Murmu will help BJP electorally
Congratulating former BJP member Murmu on being elected to the top constitutional post, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described her victory as "a ray of hope" for the "poor, marginalised and the downtrodden". Murmu's candidature and her subsequent victory in the presidential election is being seen by many as an attempt on the part of the BJP to woo the tribal voters across the country ahead of upcoming Assembly polls.
JD-U yet to take a call on PFI ban despite BJP pressure
Minority Affairs Minister Jama Khan, of the JD-U, said: "The investigation is currently underway. There is no clarity over whether the organisation (PFI) is involved in anti- national activities or not. Hence, you can't declare an organisation illegal. How could a ban be imposed on an organisation only on the basis of the assumption of some people.
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