Year: 2022

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said anti-social elements earlier indulged in violence in Gujarat as the Congress supported them, but after the perpetrators were “taught a lesson” in 2002, they stopped such activities and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) established “permanent peace” in the state. Parts of Gujarat had witnessed large-scale violence in 2002 following the train burning incident at Godhra railway station in February that year. Addressing a rally in Mahudha town of Kheda district in support of BJP candidates ahead of the next month’s Assembly elections,…

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju today launched a fresh attack on the mechanism to appoint Supreme Court (SC) and high court judges, saying the collegium system is alien to the Constitution. The Supreme Court in its wisdom, through a court ruling, created collegium, he said noting that before 1991 all judges were appointed by the government. Speaking at an event in the national capital, the minister said the Constitution of India is a religious document for everyone, especially the government. Anything which is alien to the Constitution merely because of…

MCD elections: BJP is hoping to retain the municipal corporation for the third time and the ruling party is facing a direct fight with AAP. Union Minister Piyush Goyal, State BJP president Adesh Gupta and LoP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri along with MPs on Friday launched saffron party’s ‘Sankalp Patra’ for MCD elections 2022. Reading out the 12-point manifesto, Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta said all services of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will be brought online through a mobile application. The ruling party has been in power in the municipal corporation…

Home Minister Amit Shah advocated for rewriting history without any distortions while speaking at an event on the 400th birth anniversary of Ahom general Lachit Barphukan. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said he often comes across complaints that history has been distorted and asked “Who stops us from writing the correct history now?” Shah while addressing a session on the 400th birth anniversary of Ahom general Lachit Barphukan urged academicians to research and write about 30 great Indian empires and 300 warriors who showed exemplary valour to fight…

Narendra Saluja, a close aide and former media advisor of Congress leader Kamal Nath, joined the BJP on Friday. As Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra marches through Madhya Pradesh, the party received a serious setback from the same state with former Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s close aide, Narendra Saluja, joining the BJP on Friday. Narendra Saluja, Kamal Nath’s former media advisor, joined the BJP in the presence of the Chief Minister and the BJP’s senior leader, Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The fissures between the congress leader and Saluja reportedly widened after…