Category: Politics

Politics over drought relief brews Down South

Arijit Bose

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah  said it was condemnable that the Center had submitted false information to the Supreme Court to deceive the state on its due drought relief. “Our government was forced to seek justice from the Supreme Court due to the continuous delay by the Central Government in providing proper drought relief to Karnataka,” the Chief Minister said in a press release. But during the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta cited political motives behind this and argued that the Karnataka government should be blamed for the delay in…

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Congress’ 2024 Manifesto Focuses On Unemployment, Promises Caste Census

Arijit Bose

Sunil Prabhu / NDTV New Delhi: The Congress has released its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, with jobs creation, development of infrastructure, and a national caste census among the major highlights. The manifesto was released in Delhi by party boss Mallikarjun Kharge, who was flanked by senior leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram – who led the committee that drafted the document – was also present. “This manifesto will be ‘nyay ka dastavez‘ (a document for justice) in the political history of the…

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Maneka Gandhi went beyond caste, religion

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Maneka Gandhi

Sultanpur: Former Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Maneka Gandhi said  that she has given security, development and strength to every citizen of the parliamentary constituency without asking about caste and religion. While addressing more than two dozen receptions and street meetings on the third day of her election tour,  Gandhi said, “I never asked anyone’s caste and community. I only ask about your problems and help immediately. I have zero tolerance against corruption.” He (Maneka Gandhi) started the series of street meetings from Gosaiganj which ended in…

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Booth presidents can make a difference says UP BJP President

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Lucknow:  State President of Bharatiya Janata Party,  Bhupendra Singh Choudhary, in the booth president conference in Bijnor , called upon the booth presidents to make BJP candidate  Om Kumar win from Nagina Lok Sabha by a huge margin. State BJP President said that this election is an election to fulfill the resolve of building a developed nation under the leadership of PM Modi. The world has become familiar with the changing country and changing Uttar Pradesh under the double engine government. Today the country is being recognized as a powerful…

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JDU launches campaign song as elections near

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Patna: JDU, which is part of NDA, launched its campaign song for the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday. The achievements of Nitish Kumar government have been mentioned in this song. Releasing the campaign song at JDU office, Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary said that any message can be easily conveyed to the people through songs. Nitish Kumar’s works mentioned in the song We are launching a song regarding the upcoming elections. This song mentions the works and achievements of Nitish Kumar in Bihar. Vijay Kumar Choudhary said that even though the…

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Maneka Gandhi to visit 101 villages in 10 days

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maneka gandhi

Sultanpur: Sultanpur MP Maneka K Gandhi put an end to the speculations about son Varun Gandhi contesting the elections, saying, these days he is busy with family and family matters. On the question of Varun contesting elections from Amethi and Rae Bareli seats, she said, I am in BJP. I have nothing to do with ticket distribution of any other party. Made it clear that Varun is not going anywhere except BJP. When Varun came to the election campaign, he asked the question, am I not good enough to campaign…

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Political parties avoid tricky issues in West U.P.

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: All eyes are on West UP regarding the Lok Sabha elections. This time, due to the changed political equation, the election issues have also changed. There is no buzz this time on issues like establishment of High Court bench, Jat reservation, formation of Western Pradesh and sugarcane price. BJP, SP and BSP have kept distance from these issues, while Rashtriya Lok Dal, which once strengthened the political ground in West UP on this issue, is also in a state of silence. Demand for Jat reservation has been raised many…

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Apart from PM Modi, everyone’s eyes are on 5 people in UP, two Union Ministers

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Varanasi: BJP has once again fielded Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the important Varanasi seat. To further consolidate its position as a powerful force in Indian politics, the BJP is expected to win an overwhelming majority in the next elections, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking command from Varanasi. The politically important state Uttar Pradesh sends 80 MPs to the Lok Sabha, the highest in the country. Voting will be held in the state in seven phases from April 19. The result will be declared on June 4. BJP is…

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Pugilist Vijender Singh to fight on Congress ticket from Mathura

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Mathura: Mathura Lok Sabha elections have been dominated by the BJP, except in the 2004 and 2009 elections, when Congress’s Manvendra Singh and RLD’s Jayant Chaudhary won the seat. Hema Malini has now won the seat twice in a row and is hoping to make a hat-trick in 2024. The Congress, which last won the Mathura Lok Sabha seat in 2004, is hoping to regain the constituency by pitting its celebrity against BJP’s Hema Malini. If sources are to be believed, Congress is preparing to field boxer Vijender Singh from…

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Uttarakhand’s Chhota Packet Bada Dhamaka approach

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Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami  is pulling all stops so that his team at Devbhoomi can give an edge to the election campaign in Uttarakhand to realize the target of 400 plus with good contribution from Uttarakhand. The Modi-Dhami duo will write a new story of victory in Devbhoomi this time too as per political watchers. Under this campaign, Dhami is leaving no stone unturned in boosting the enthusiasm of the workers by attending public meetings one after the other. Uttarakhand may play a minor role in the political…

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