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Bitter divisions in Cong pushing Rajasthan towards distress
The state is in a mess. It tops the corruption charts, it again tops the crime list against women and also the unemployment index. At present, the state government is trying to save face after the horrific murder of a tailor in Udaipur in broad daylight in a busy market. With questions being asked about the state machinery, intelligence failure and police negligence, the state government has had to transfer 32 IPS officers overnight.
With the opposition divided, DMK faces no challenge in TN
Since the 2019 general elections, the ruling DMK has been winning back to back elections -- the rural local body polls, then the 2021 assembly elections and the urban local body polls of 2022. The AIADMK stands vanquished after ruling the state from 2011 to 2021. The larger than life persona and shrewd political moves by the late J. Jayalalithaa had ensured that the AIADMK won back to back elections. However after the passing away of Jayalalithaa in December 2016, an intense power struggle commenced in the AIADMK with the former aide of Jayalalithaa, VK Sasikala and her family trying to take over the party.
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.
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