POLITICS
PM, BJP leaders must speak up to ease communal tension: RJD MP Manoj Jha
Manoj Jha said, "The Udaipur incident brings shame to all of us collectively. It is very easy to say take action against those people and give the harshest punishment. But for me and for my team, the matter of utmost concern is why did this happen in the last eight-nine years? Even when the country became Independent, we did not see such pictures, then from where so much poison is being mixed in the last few years. Now every street has turned into a border, the villages are divided, the streets are divided, who is responsible for this?. "
By constantly opposing Modi, Oppn attacking India: Giriraj Singh (IANS Interview)
Giriraj Singh has launched a scathing attack on the Congress and other opposition parties for opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said these parties are also attacking India. In a special conversation with IANS, Giriraj Singh spoke candidly on the Udaipur murder, the prevailing atmosphere in the country, attacks by opposition parties, and the Presidential election.
BJP's Rahul Narwekar elected new Speaker of Maha Assembly
Rahul Narwekar defeated his sole rival - the Maha Vikas Aghadi-backed Shiv Sena candidate Rajan Salvi - with a comfortable margin. The elections were held by a division of votes on the first of the two-day Special Assembly Session ordered by the Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, last weekend. On June 4, the Chief Minister Eknath S. Shinde, supported by the BJP, will seek a 'vote of confidence' in the new government sworn-in on June 30 after the collapse of the MVA government.
Successive adverse court rulings leave Mamata fuming against petitioners
Having faced adverse judgements in the Calcutta High Court in all education sector recruitment related cases, that ultimately led to central agency probes, Mamata Banerjee has recently blamed the petitioners in these matters. She asked the petitioners to withdraw their petitions to enable the state government to re-start the process of teachers' recruitment to make room for them. At the same time she advised the petitioners to hound their lawyers who won the legal battle for them in the Calcutta High Court to arrange jobs for them.
One of Udaipur killing accused was Rajasthan BJP Minority wing member: Pappu Yadav
"The person involved in the gruesome terror incident of Udaipur was a member of BJP Minority wing and he is seen in a photo clicked with former Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria. We have demanded from the authority to conduct an inquiry from the Anti-Terrorism Squad to investigate the conspiracy by the BJP and who are the people behind the incident. The investigation should be based on telephonic conversations of the accused and their phone locations whom they are connected with. The investigation should come in public domain," the JAP President said.
Our fight will continue beyond Presidential poll: Yashwant Sinha
The former union minister echoed the view of Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen that this country is collapsing. "We are seeing from every angle that it is collapsing before us. We can't keep quiet when the country is being destroyed," he said slamming the Narendra Modi government for its wrong policies. Sinha told Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao that he was overwhelmed by the warm welcome by the TRS. "This poll has become a people's movement. Sinha said he discussed a few issues with KCR after the latter received him at the airport and would take this forward.
BJP Nat'l Executive Committee lauds Agnipath, Centre's announcement of 10L jobs
With the economic and 'Garib Kalyan' (poor welfare) resolution presented in the BJP's NEC, every decision has been taken by the Narendra Modi government keeping in mind the poor people of the country. Of the two resolutions, one 'economic and Garib Kalyan' resolution was presented in the NEC meet by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and supported by Union Minister Piyush Goyal and Haryana Chief Minister M.L. Khattar.
BJP, CPI-M have an understanding in Kerala: Rahul Gandhi
Gandhi arrived in his constituency on Friday and his visit came after his office in the constituency was attacked last week by the activists of the Students Federation of India on the grounds that as MP of the hilly district, he has done nothing to tackle the buffer zone issue which if implemented will be detrimental to a large number of Wayanad people.
Maha rebel MLAs' grand 'Ghar wapsi' after 12 days' getaway in 3 states
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who had gone to Goa to fetch them, travelled with them in a special flight, a convoy of deluxe buses, flanked by security vehicles, zooming through a 'green corridor' to the Hotel Taj President in Cuffe Parade. The MLAs will put up at the hotel before travelling 3-kms to Vidhan Bhavan in Nariman Point to attend the 2-day special session of Maharashtra Assembly on Sunday-Monday to elect a new Speaker and a "vote of confidence".
Udaipur accused pic with BJP leader goes viral, party denies connect
The picture is reportedly from a 2018 event. Also, an old post of a worker associated with BJP Minority Morcha surfaced in which he has described Riyaz as a BJP worker. However, BJP in Rajasthan on Saturday denied the allegation and said that the Udaipur accused has never been a member of the party.
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