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Thackeray backs Murmu for President, dumps Opposition's Yashwant Sinha
Sena President Uddhav Thackeray made the formal announcement after a series of consultations with the party MPs, MLAs and other leaders including tribals. "There have been absolutely no pressures from the MPs, as claimed in the media. However, many Sena leaders and office-bearers from tribal communities have requested usa We have taken a decision to support Draupadi Murmu for the President's elections," Thackeray told mediapersons.
Stay cautious, says Yashwant Sinha as Gehlot talks of 'MLAs being sold at wholesale price'
In a press conference on Monday, Sinha was seen warning Gehlot to be careful. He said, "I have never seen such an atmosphere. They only want to rule, they will not allow others to rule (commenting on the Central government). Congratulations to Ashok Gehlot for fighting and beating those guys in the game that happened in Rajasthan.
Bengal BJP left red-faced as 2 MPs, 3 MLAs skip meeting with Draupadi Murmu
Out of the 68 BJP legislators who were asked to attend the meeting with Murmu, 65 were present. Of the three MLAs who skipped the meeting, two were from North Bengal, namely Niraj Zimba Singh from Darjeeling and Bishnu Prasad Sharma from Kurseong. The third absentee legislator was Mukut Mani Adhikari from Ranaghat (South) Assembly constituency in Nadia district.
44% criminal law makers will vote in Presidential polls: ADR
In an analysis report released on Tuesday by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a total of 4,72,477 votes (44 per cent) out of 10,74,364 votes analysed are of MPs/MLAs who have declared criminal cases against themselves. The ADR and National Election Watch have analysed 4,759 out 4,809 affidavits of all sitting MPs and MLAs. It includes 768 out of 776 affidavits of MPs and 3,991 out of 4,033 MLAs from all the states of India.
EC starts distribution of ballot box, materials for Presidential poll
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar along with EC Anup Chandra Pandey supervised the distribution and dispatch of ballot box and other poll related materials for the Presidential Election 2022 to Assistant Returning Officress from states /UTs at Nirvachan Sadan here. In a two-day exercise, the poll materials will sent to the state Assemblies where polling will be held.
Will Trinamool suspend Mahua Moitra, asks BJP
Sharing a video, West Bengal BJP co-incharge Amit Malviya tweeted, "Y'day, Suvendu Adhikari, BJP's LoP in West Bengal led a massive march in Krishnanagar, constituency represented by TMC MP, whose obnoxious portrayal of Maa Kaali and Mamata Banerjee's silence on it, has angered Hindu Bengalis, both in and outside WB. When will TMC suspend Moitra?"
President poll: Shiv Sena may 'back' NDA's Murmu, 'betray' Sinha
Shiv Sena MP and Chief Spokesperson Sanjay Raut indicated this while interacting with the media, saying party President Uddhav Thackeray will announce his decision in a day or so. "Backing Murmu does not mean supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party. The decision will be taken keeping in view the public sentiments," Raut made it clear, amid a clamour from its former saffron ally to toe its (BJP) line.
Will stop misuse of agencies a day after taking oath, says Oppn Prez candidate Yashwant Sinha
Yashwant Sinha also questioned the silence of the current President on vital issues and said, "If we talk about the last five years, it was a period of silence in the Rashtrapati Bhavan. We saw a silent President." Sinha also said that his former party BJP is dead and gone. However, he termed former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee as a consensus builder who always consulted the Opposition. "Politics based on consensus has ended and now it is the era of politics of confrontation," he said.
Days before Presidential poll, NNPG & NSCN-IM intensify media turf war
The statement from NSCN-IM issued on Sunday claimed that NNPG leader N. Kitovi Zhimomi has nexus with Indian security forces and that a contingent from Assam Rifles accompanied Kitovi during his recent visit to the Naga areas of Arunachal Pradesh. Denying the charge, the NNPG said on Monday that NNPG convener N. Kitovi Zhimomi and other members "never travelled" to Tirap, Changlang and Longding Naga areas of Arunachal Pradesh in the last couple of years.
PM to launch development works worth Rs 16,800 cr in Jharkhand on Tue
In a series of tweets on Monday, Modi said, "I look forward to being in Jharkhand and Bihar tomorrow to attend various programmes. In the afternoon, I will reach Deoghar where I will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for development works worth Rs 16,800 crore." The Prime Minister will dedicate the in-patient department and operation theatre services at AIIMS, Deoghar, to the people of the state.
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