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Maha rebel MLAs' grand 'Ghar wapsi' after 12 days' getaway in 3 states
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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
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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.
'Issue apology or else...': Congress to BJP on 'doctored' Rahul video
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He said, "I am appalled to note that several of your party colleagues have been deliberately and enthusiastically sharing mischievous reportage that occurred on a news channel at 9 p.m. yesterday (July 1, 2022)", adding that the original video was Rahul Gandhi's comment on the SFI violence on his Wayanad office but it was deliberately and mischievously doctored to appear as if it was a comment on the heinous murder of Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur.
Trinamool MLA Nirmal Maji now accused of comparing Mamata Banerjee with Allah
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The lone All India Secular Front (AISF) legislator in West Bengal Assembly, Nawshad Siddiqui made this allegation by releasing a video message which he shared with a section of the media. To recall, AISF contested the 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls in alliance with Left Front and Congress. Siddique has started his video message with the reference Maji.
Shinde government, dethroned MVA to clash for Speaker's election on Sunday
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The Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led government, which took office on June 30, has fielded Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Rahul Narwekar while the Opposition MVA alliance has nominated Shiv Sena MLA Rajan Salvi for the crucial post. The Congress, which had claim to the post in the previous regime, has given it up in favour of the Shiv Sena after holding discussions among the three allies including Nationalist Congress Party.
Naming colonies after Nitish Kumar, Narendra Modi immoral: Shivanand Tiwari
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"The state government should reconsider its decision of naming colonies after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Giving credit to a government's initiative in the names of living persons, especially the chief minister or prime minister, is unethical and immoral as it involves the hard-earned money of taxpayers," Tiwari said.
Shiv Sena 'sacks' CM Eknath Shinde for 'anti-party' activities
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In a terse letter to Shinde on Thursday, Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray, who quit as Chief Minister on June 29, said: "You have been indulging in anti-party activities and have voluntarily given up your membership of Shiv Sena." Accordingly, in exercise of the powers vested in him as the 'Shivsena Paksha Pramukha', Thackeray said he has removed Shinde as a Shiv Sena leader in the party organisation.
Shinde's maiden policy move on Metro car-shed kicks up a row
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In the first cabinet meeting after their swearing-in on Thursday, Shinde and Fadnavis decided to give a push to various infrastructure projects, including taking measures to bring back the Mumbai Metro-3 car-shed project to the Aarey Colony jungles. Former CM Uddhav Thackeray and his son and ex-Environment Minister Aditya Thackeray had scrapped the project and shifted it to the Kanjurmarg salt pans site - which the then Opposition BJP had opposed strongly.
My behaviour shaped by love of people, not by my opponents: Rahul Gandhi
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Gandhi, who arrived in his constituency early in the day in wake of the attack on his local office by Students Federation of India activists last Friday and visited it, said he has forgiven the children who did this. Addressing the rally in the evening, he came down heavily in the manner in which both the BJP and CPI-M is going forward by indulging in threats and violence.
Congress legislator files breach of privilege notice against Kerala CM
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While speaking for the motion, Kuzhalnadan told the Assembly that on May 20, 2020 Vijayan's daughter Veena's IT firm's website Exalogic which last had the description of Jaik Balakumar wherein it's stated that Jaik's involvement with Exalogic is at a very personal level where he mentors and guides the founders with his incredible knowledge of all the various aspects of the industry, had disappeared.
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