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Maharashtra: Transport employees attack Sharad Pawar's home with stones
Small groups of the employees were seen rushing towards the high-security Pawar residence in Silver Oaks Building, broke the security barricades, shouted slogans, and pelted stones, shoes at their home. Taken aback by the unexpected 'attack', NCP MP Supriya Sule, Pawar's daughter, rushed out of the home right into the midst of the agitating state transport workers crowding there and appealed to them to remain calm and sit for negotiations.
BJP govt built more houses in 8 years than Cong, others in 60 years, says Giriraj Singh
Addressing a press conference at party headquarters along with BJP national spokesperson K K Sharma, the union minister Giriraj Singh said, "During opposition rule in 60 years, 3.26 crore houses were built under Indira Awas Yojana. But under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, 2.52 crore houses were built in last eight years in rural areas and around 58 lakh in urban areas."
Past links with BJP greatest challenge for Babul Supriyo in Ballygunge bypoll
Immediately after the 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls, Supriyo shifted from the BJP to the Trinamool Congress and also resigned as the Asansol Lok Sabha MP. In return, the Trinamool gifted him with the candidature for Ballygunge Assembly bypoll, which has been necessitated by the sudden demise from erstwhile party legislator and state panchayat minister, Subrata Mukherjee in November last year.
We will see, says Rahul on Sharad Yadav proposal to make him Cong president again
The statement gains significance as the Congress is in the process of electing a new president since the resignation of Rahul Gandhi in 2019. He wrote a letter and insisted that the Congress should elect a new president but the Congress Working Committee chose to appoint his mother Sonia Gandhi as interim President. On the proposal of Sharad Yadav, Rahul Gandhi did not say no and insiders believe that Rahul may be thinking of again getting elected as president of the party.
'Mehngai wave' to be more brutal than heat wave: Congress
Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said, "Lemon (Nimbu) prices cross Rs 300 & Green Chillies now cost more than Fuel-Hope FM drinks nimbu pani & consumes chilies unlike onion to realise the impact of price rise !! "BJP Govt manufactured "Mehngai Wave" will be more brutal than Heat Wave this summer !!" he said.
Top Bihar leaders see party candidates lose MLC polls from strongholds
JD-U national President Lalan Singh is seen as being influential in Munger and its adjoining districts, but his party candidate in Munger, Jamui and Lakhisarai MLC constituency Sanjay Prasad lost the election to Ajay Singh of the RJD. Internal dispute in the NDA is seen behind Prasad's defeat.
'Kuch to log kahenge', tweets Shashi Tharoor on viral video of chat with Supriya Sule
"For all those who've been enjoying themselves at @supriyaSule's & my expense over our brief exchange in the Lok Sabha, she was asking me a policy question because she was about to speak next. She was speaking softly so as not to disturb FarooqSahib, so i leaned over to hear her," Tharoor said in his first tweet.
BJP has declared war, but MVA fully united, says Sanjay Raut
Returning to Mumbai, Raut was given a hero's welcome by thousands of Shiv Sainiks with flags, banners, posters, and 'dhol-tasha' outside the airport. "They (BJP) has declared war. The manner in which they are targeting us with the help of central agencies, taking steps against us, we shall also retaliate... If they put us in jail, we are ready... they may kill us, we are prepared. But, we will continue our fight," he thundered.
Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari meets Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah in Delhi
The BJP MP requested Rajnath Singh that an army recruitment rally be held in the Rajsamand Lok Sabha constituency. She said that the youth in the area have a lot of interest in the army and many ex-servicemen's families also reside in this area. Singh assured her that a recruitment rally will be announced soon after completing the formalities.
Rajya Sabha clocks 99.80% productivity in Budget Session
The Budget Session started on a positive note without disruptions and forced adjournments during the first 12 full sittings, the best such a stretch during the last about three years. The House witnessed forced adjournments on six days, all during the second part of the session. The Members sat beyond the scheduled hours on 11 days. In all, 21 of the 27 sittings were free of forced adjournments.
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