October, 2018
Rahul Gandhi holds 100-km road show from Raje’s home turf Jhalawar to Kota
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday led a 100-km road show from Jhalawar, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje’s home turf, to Kota in Rajasthan. Along the way he criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Raje over farm distress, the Rafale deal and the upheaval in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). On the road Gandhi set off from Jhalawar at about 3.25 pm on a bus at the head of a convoy of party workers, travelling along National Highway No. 52. Sachin Pilot, who heads the state Congress, rode with himRead More
Kejriwal accuses BJP, INLD and Congress of splitting Haryana voters on caste
Arvind Kejriwal, who leads the Aam Aadmi Party and is Delhi’s Chief Minister, on Monday accused Haryana’s ruling BJP and the opposition INLD and Congress of dividing voters along caste lines. He was speaking to supporters at Beri in Jhajjar district. Caste and schools Kejriwal said the INLD and the Congress presented themselves as parties of the Jats, while the BJP courted non-Jat voters, leaving issues such as health and education off the agenda. That, he said, explained the poor state of government schools in Haryana. Together with Delhi DeputyRead More
Mizoram polls 2018: Congress MLA Hmingdailova Khiangte quits, fourth to resign
Congress legislator Hmingdailova Khiangte resigned his seat in the Mizoram assembly on Monday, becoming the fourth member of the ruling party to quit ahead of the November 28 election. He handed his resignation to Speaker Hiphei at the Speaker’s official residence, according to assembly secretariat sources. Khiangte said he would explain his reasons and announce his next step on Tuesday. After his departure, the Congress has 30 members in the 40-seat house, the opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) has 6, and four seats are vacant. Of the north-eastern states, onlyRead More
J&K local body polls: BJP wins seats in Kashmir Valley, Congress sweeps Leh
The BJP has won seats in municipal councils and committees in the Kashmir Valley for the first time, according to results of the four-phase urban local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Counting began early on Saturday under heavy security. The Congress won two major councils in Kashmir and all seats in Leh, while independents dominated the Srinagar Municipal Corporation. Results across the state Jammu Municipal Corporation: the BJP emerged as the single largest party. Srinagar Municipal Corporation: of 74 wards, eight were uncontested. In the 66 that voted, independentsRead More
Yogi Adityanath’s plan to rename Allahabad as Prayagraj draws protest and praise
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s announcement that Allahabad will be renamed Prayagraj has been opposed by the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, and has divided opinion among academics, writers, lawyers and politicians in the Sangam city. The Chief Minister made the declaration on Saturday. Political reaction The Congress argued that the change would erode Allahabad’s place in the history of the freedom movement. SP president Akhilesh Yadav said on Monday that the move showed the government’s habit of renaming things, and tweeted that the present rulers were trying toRead More