Month: May 2023

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday supported West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s assertion that her party will support the Congress where it is strong in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Supporting Banerjee’s statement for opposition unity at the national level, Yadav said the party which is strong in a state should contest elections there. He said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and other parties also hold the same opinion, according to a party statement. Recently, Yadav met Kumar and…

New Delhi, May  (PTI) Special Secretary (Vigilance) Y V V J Rajshekhar, who was divested of his duties by the Delhi government, alleged that his office room was “searched” late Monday night and expressed apprehension that “sensitive” files related to the excise policy and the chief minister’s residence renovation might be destroyed or tampered with. Rajshekhar detailed his complaints in a report to the lieutenant governor’s office, joint secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs and the additional commissioner of police of Delhi’s anti-corruption branch. In a statement, the Aam…

 The Congress central leadership will hold another round of deliberations to choose the new Karnataka Chief Minister with both Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar persisting with their claims for the top post and their supporters lobbying hard for them. The next round of meetings is slated to take place on Wednesday morning after which a final decision is likely to be made. Party sources said UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi is likely to reach Delhi on Wednesday from Himachal Pradesh and is expected to meet some leaders who are part of the…

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday claimed that fake Aadhaar cards were used for casting votes in the recent Uttar Pradesh urban local body elections and this also makes the BJP’s victory “fake”. Officials were acting on the instructions of BJP leaders during the elections, the SP chief charged while speaking to reporters in Talgram town here. He also congratulated SP candidate Mohsin Khan alias Janu for winning from Talgram Nagar Panchayat. Claiming that thousands of fake Aadhaar cards had been found in Kannauj, Yadav said, “When Aadhaar cards…

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh claimed ‘Hindutva” is not a “dharma” (religion) as it involves attacking those who do not agree and said he believes in Sanatam dharm which preaches harmony and welfare of all. Addressing a press conference in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress Rajya Sabha member termed Bajrang Dal the youth wing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad – a “goondon ki jamat” (group of goons). “Ours is Sanatam dharm. We don’t consider Hindutva a dharma. Slogans like ‘Dharm Ki Jai Ho, Adharm Ka Nash Ho, Praniyo Me Saddhbhawna…