Day: June 15, 2022

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that “no action will be taken on the house of a poor” but bulldozers will continue to crush “criminals and mafia”. His comments come a day after protests and clashes were reported from several parts of Uttar Pradesh against remarks on Prophet Mohammad by now-suspended BJP leaders. “If any poor or helpless person’s house is constructed at an unsuitable place due to certain reasons, then proper arrangement will be made by the local administration first,” the chief minister said in a series of tweets. Stating that there is no…

National Herald case: Rahul Gandhi was questioned on Monday and Tuesday for over 10 hours. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury led protests Wednesday as party MP Rahul Gandhi appeared for a third day of questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the National Herald case. “Are we terrorists? Why are you (the Bharatiya Janata Party) scared of us?” he was quoted by news agency ANI. The party’s Bengal unit chief also accused the BJP of ‘using police force against Congress leaders and workers’. Visuals shared by news agency ANI…

Asaduddin Owaisi slammed Yogi Adityanath after the government demolished the homes of the accused in Prayagraj clashes that had erupted against the remarks made by Nupur Sharma. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday took a dig at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath by calling him ‘Super Chief Justice’, as reported by ANI. The AIMIM chief said, “UP CM has become ‘Super Chief Justice’. He’ll convict anybody in his own court. Afreen Fatima’s house was in her mother’s name…Why isn’t BJP demolishing Teni’s…

The TRS party and the AAP will not be attending the meeting of Opposition parties called by TMC Chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the upcoming Presidential polls. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be skipping the meeting of the opposition parties called by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the issue of the upcoming Presidential elections in the country. According to sources, the TRS does not want to share a platform with the…

On Wednesday afternoon, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann will flag off Volvo buses from ISBT Jalandhar to the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann will flag off luxurious Volvo buses to Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi from Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) Jalandhar on Wednesday. Kejriwal will flag off buses from Jalandhar. The flag-off ceremony will take place at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Interstate Bus Terminal in Jalandhar. The Delhi…

The victory will help the Rajasthan CM cement his credibility before the Congress high command. For the BJP, it’s a lot of homework ahead of the 2023 assembly polls Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has led the Congress to wins in three Rajya Sabha seats in his state in what was a bitterly fought election. The Congress was assured of winning two seats comfortably. It had the numbers (126 MLAs) to win the third seat as well, given the support from Independents and the six BSP MLAs who joined the…