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Oppn memorandum against 'Agnipath' scheme not signed by Manish Tewari
In past also, Tewari has supported the 'Agnipath' scheme. Speaking to IANS, Tewari had said, "The process of Defence reforms including right sizing the military started in the US way back in 1975 when Donald Rumsfield was Defence Secretary in the Ford Administration and every successive administration has seen it through. Rumsfeld initiated the conceptual basis of preparing armed forces for future warfare as he could envision the changing nature of the battlefield.
Yogi Adityanath expresses concern over population imbalance
He said a population control programme must go ahead successfully but at the same time "population imbalance" should not be allowed to happen. The chief minister said, "On one scale, population is an achievement of the society, but this will remain an achievement only when the society remains healthy and disease-free."
Congres, Shiv Sena term BJP-propped Maharashtra government 'unconstitutional'
Following the SC decision to hand over the matter pertaining to disqualification of 16 Shiv Sena legislators to a larger bench, Congress' chief spokesperson Atul Londhe said after the apex court considers the legal issues involved, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis may face problems. "The BJP-supported state government is unConstitutional and all decisions taken so far regarding the formation of the regime are also against the Constitution," he claimed.
Mumbai court refuses default bail to Anil Deshmukh, 2 others
Special Judge of the Special CBI Court S. H. Gwalani refused the default bail pleas of Deshmukh and his former aides Kundan Shinde and Sanjeev Palande. The trio of Deshmukh, Shinde and Palande had moved the Special Court seeking a default bail contending that only a 59-page "incomplete' charge sheet without any accompanying documents, had been filed by the CBI.
Amit Shah lays down 3-point strategy in Raj for Mission 2023
Interacting with workers at state BJP headquarters in Jaipur in a closed-door meeting, he said: "Workers should concentrate on the Panna booth model and strongly promote Prime Minister Narendra Modi's welfare schemes. Also, issues related to Hindutva need to be worked upon." Party sources told IANS that the mission 2023 blueprint seems to be set as instructions have been given to work on Panna and booth models taking cue from Gujarat model.
From EC to ED, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's multiple migraines
From the courts to the Election Commission, he is busy consulting top lawyers and legal experts on how to deal with a plethora of issues. Some people close to the Chief Minister are on the radar of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) which has expanded its probe into several cases.
Crisis in Goa Cong: Sidelined Kamat, Lobo have BJP roots
Former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat was sidelined in the Congress after election results and the party chose to make another former BJP leader Michael Lobo as Leader of opposition that triggered revolt. Now both Kamat and Lobo have joined hands to give a blow to the Congress. Kamat started his political career from the Congress, joined the BJP and then again crossed to the Congress in 2005. He was made the Chief Minister in 2007 after ignoring Pratap Singh Rane, Luizinho Falerio and other senior leaders.
Cong moves in to stop storm of defections in Goa
The party has blamed former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and Michael Lobo for the situation, and will take action against them. The development comes on the heels of Maharashtra where the party has sent Mohan Prakash to report to the party high command. Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole has sought disciplinary action against the errant legislators who may have cross-voted in the MLC polls and also against 11 others, including former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan -- for absenteeism during the Shinde government's vote of confidence on July 4.
AIADMK general council appoints EPS as interim general secretary
The general council meeting, which is being held at meeting at Vanagaram in Chennai, also annulled the dual leadership posts of coordinator and co-coordinator which was held respectively by O. Panneerselvam and Palaniswami.
ED action doesn't 'tame' Shivakumar as he emerges stronger in Karnataka
Congress leaders say that it is an open secret in Karnataka that the sole motive of the raids was to pressurise Shivakumar, a dominant Vokkaliga leader of the Congress. Shivakumar is often referred to as “bande” (boulder) in Karnataka politics. Congress party workers claim that the BJP failed miserably in its attempt to bend Shivakumar.
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