Political

12 Feb

PM Modi slams Congress over dynastic politics

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In a severely critical attack at the grand old party on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that not a single Congress leader is visiting Uttarakhand only the siblings are campaigning because they don't want to save the country, they only want to save The Gandhi family. "Such an old party, but did any of their leaders come here? Only a brother and sister come at times; because they don't want to save the country, they only want to save a family. Today, their own leaders do not want to be with the party. Then, how can they give anything…

11 Feb

UP Police Registers FIR Against Congress In Moradabad

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A case was filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police after a "roadshow-like situation" happened during Congress leader Rizwan Qureshi's door-to-door campaign in Moradabad. Qureshi, a candidate from Moradabad, held a door-to-door campaign in the constituency along with the party's General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday. However, as per the police, the campaign looked like a roadshow. Moradabad Superintendent of Police (SP) Akhilesh Bhadoria told, "Congress candidate Rizwan had taken permission for a door-to-door campaign but it was seen that a roadshow-like situation had emerged with people atop of the car with him. As per Sector Magistrate's complaint, a case…

10 Feb

Karnataka BJP MLA’s Rape Comment, Then An Apology

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On the basis of Hijab Raw, Karnataka BJP MLA MP Renukacharya on Wednesday claimed that rape cases are increasing as some dresses worn by women 'excite' men, as he tried to make his case for girl students in colleges to either wear uniform or dress that fully cover their body. Later realising that his remarks would lead to controversy, the political secretary to the Chief Minister said that he would apologise to women, if his statement has hurt them. The Honnali MLA was reacting to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's tweet regarding the hijab row. "Whether it is a bikini,…

10 Feb

PM appeals voters to participate enthusiastically in polling

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to voters to vote in the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. Polling is under way in 58 Assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh in the first phase. In a tweet, Prime Minister Modi said, “Today is the first phase of voting in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. I request all the voters to participate enthusiastically in this holy festival of democracy following the Covid norms. Remember – Vote first, breakfast later.” BJP chief J.P. Nadda said, “The great people of Uttar Pradesh have seen UP becoming Uttam Pradesh. Here the government of good governance…

08 Feb

BJP’s UP Promise: Jobs, ‘Love Jihad’ Punishment, Free Power For Irrigation

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The BJP on Tuesday launched its manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election - to begin in less than 48 hours - with a long list of 'freebies' for voters, including the promise of free electricity (for irrigation) for farmers and jobs or self-employment opportunities to at least one member of each family.The release of the manifesto - the 'Lok Kalyan Sankalp Patra' - had been postponed as a mark of respect to iconic singer Lata Mangeshkar, who died Sunday at the age of 92. Launched today by Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the manifesto also…

08 Feb

Had Congress not been there, Sikhs wouldn’t have been massacred, Kashmiri Pandits wouldn’t have left: PM Modi in Rajya Sabha

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After his Lok Sabha address, PM Narendra Modi today (February 8) slammed the Congress once again, this time in Rajya Sabha and launched a scathing attack on the Grand Old Party of the country. PM Modi attacked the Congress for its 'greed for power' and 'throttling democracy', and said that over the years, the Congress government at the Centre created problems for the state government and that this was true when he was the chief minister of Gujarat. In his speech, PM Modi held the Congress responsible for the massacre of Sikhs in Punjab, keeping Goans waiting for 15 years…

08 Feb

34.61 lakh voters will elect 9 MLAs in UP’s Agra district on February 10

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In a multi-party contest, political parties with varied strategies and promises are reaching out to people in Agra to win over nine constituencies in the district which heads into polling in the first phase of the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. The Samajwadi Party has joined with Rashtriya Lok Dal to fight for the Dalit stronghold, comprising 21 per cent of total voters in Agra. In 2007, the Bahujan Samaj Party won six out of nine seats in the district. In 2017, Hemlata Diwakar of BJP won against BSP's Kalicharan Suman with a margin of 60,000 votes. In the sixteenth…

08 Feb

Budget 2022: Mamata Banerjee says budget has nothing for common man, terms it a ‘Pegasus spin Budget’

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday criticized the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament by calling it 'Pegasus Spin Budget', she claimed that it has nothing for the common people. She said,"Budget has zero for common people, who are getting crushed by unemployment and inflation. Government is lost in big words signifying nothing - A Pegasus Spin Budget." Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister, presented the Union Budget in Parliament and said the country's economic growth is expected at 9.2 % in the current financial year, on the back of a sharp rebound in the…

08 Feb

Modi slams Cong for opposing govt schemes like ‘Fit India’

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In a blistering attack on the grand old party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi charged the Congress with sowing the seeds of separatism, saying its game-plan of ‘divide and rule’ won’t succeed and the nation would remain one. Replying to the debate in the Lok Sabha on the motion of thanks on President’s address, Prime Minister Modi lashed out at the Congress party for finding fault with his government’s schemes like ‘Fit India’ for the sake of opposing him. Modi said given the egoistic attitude – “Ahankaar”- of the Congress party, it stood no chance of coming back to power even…

06 Feb

101 goats sacrificed by Hyd bizman to pray for Owaisi after attack

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Abusinessman sacrificed 101 goats at Bagh-e-Jahanara in Hyderabad on Sunday to pray for the safety and long life of Lok Sabha Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi. The programme was attended by Malakpet MLA and AIMIM leader Ahmed Balala. This comes a few days after MP Owaisi's car was shot at while he was on his way from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh to Delhi. He escaped without injuries. Since the attack on February 3, supporters of All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Owaisi have been offering prayers for his safety and long life. After the attack, the Union home ministry approved Z-category…